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James Touchstone (died December 14, 1872) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...
, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870.


Career

Touchstone was a Democrat. He served as a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...
, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870. Touchstone wrote about politics in newspapers. He worked as a blacksmith.


Personal life

Touchstone lived in Port Deposit. His son was James M. Touchstone, who also served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He died on December 14, 1872, at the age of 56, in Port Deposit.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Touchstone, James Year of birth uncertain 1810s births 1872 deaths Politicians from Cecil County, Maryland Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates 19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly