James Harlan was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Mercer County, Kentucky, Harlan attended the public schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1817 to 1821. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He served as a prosecuting attorney 1829-1844. Harlan was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as Secretary of State of Kentucky 1840-1844.

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  • James Harlan was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Mercer County, Kentucky, Harlan attended the public schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1817 to 1821. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He served as a prosecuting attorney 1829-1844. Harlan was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as Secretary of State of Kentucky 1840-1844. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1845. He became Attorney General of Kentucky from 1850 until his death in Frankfort, Kentucky, February 18, 1863.
  • James Harlan, född 22 juni 1800 i Mercer County, Kentucky, död 18 februari 1863 i Frankfort, Kentucky, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var ledamot av 1835-1839. Harlan studerade juridik och inledde 1823 sin karriär som advokat i Harrodsburg. Han arbetade från och med 1829 som åklagare. Han blev invald i representanthuset i kongressvalet 1834 som motståndare till Andrew Jackson. Han omvaldes 1836 som whig-partiets kandidat. Harlan var delstatens statssekretare (Kentucky Secretary of State) 1840-1844 och delstatens justitieminister (Kentucky Attorney General) 1849-1859.
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  • James Harlan was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Mercer County, Kentucky, Harlan attended the public schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1817 to 1821. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He served as a prosecuting attorney 1829-1844. Harlan was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as Secretary of State of Kentucky 1840-1844.
  • James Harlan, född 22 juni 1800 i Mercer County, Kentucky, död 18 februari 1863 i Frankfort, Kentucky, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var ledamot av 1835-1839. Harlan studerade juridik och inledde 1823 sin karriär som advokat i Harrodsburg. Han arbetade från och med 1829 som åklagare. Han blev invald i representanthuset i kongressvalet 1834 som motståndare till Andrew Jackson. Han omvaldes 1836 som whig-partiets kandidat.
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  • James Harlan (congressman)
  • James Harlan (kongressledamot)
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