James G. Clinton

James Graham Clinton (January 2, 1804 – May 28, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He was the son of James Clinton, half brother of De Witt Clinton and George Clinton, Jr. (1771–1809), and nephew of the first Governor of New York, George Clinton (1739–1812).

Born in Little Britain, New York, Clinton had attended the common schools and Newburgh (New York) Academy. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Newburgh. He served as master in chancery of Orange County. He served as judge of the court of common pleas of Orange County. He served as director of the old Newburgh Whaling Co. and of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad project. He served as colonel in the State militia.

Clinton was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844.

Clinton died in New York City on May 28, 1849 at the age of 45. He was interred in the family cemetery at Little Britain, New Windsor Township, New York, reinterment in Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, New York.

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