James M. Broom
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = James Madison Broom
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| image = James Madison Broom.jpg
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| state = Delaware
| district = at-large
| term_start = March 4, 1805
| term_end = 1807
| predecessor = Caesar A. Rodney
| successor = Nicholas Van Dyke
| birth_date = {{birth year|1776}}
| birth_place = Newport, Delaware
| death_date = {{death date and age|1850|1|15|1776}}
| death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| spouse =
| party = Federalist
| residence = Wilmington, Delaware
| alma_mater = Princeton College
| occupation =
| profession = Lawyer
| religion =
}}
James Madison Broom (1776 – January 15, 1850) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served as a U. S. Representative from Delaware.
Early life and family
Broom was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Delaware politician Jacob Broom and Rachel Pierce. James was born near Wilmington, Delaware. His first wife's name was Ann who died August 9, 1808, and he may have remarried Mary Lowber. By his first wife he has two children, Elizabeth and Jacob, a Congressman from Pennsylvania. James Broom graduated from Princeton College in 1794. He then studied law, was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1801 and practiced law in New Castle, Wilmington, and Baltimore, Maryland.
Professional and political career
Broom was elected as a Federalist in the 9th and 10th congresses, serving from March 4, 1805, until his resignation 1807, before the assembling of the 10th Congress. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1819 and resumed the practice of law. Later he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1824.
Death and legacy
He died in Philadelphia on January 15, 1850, and was buried in Saint Mary's Churchyard in Hamilton Village, now a part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two-year term.
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| Office
| Type | Location | Party | Began office | Ended office | Notes |
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| March 4, 1805 | 1807 | |
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!colspan=8 style="background: #ccccff;" |United States Congressional service |
| Dates
! Congress ! Chamber ! Majority ! President ! Committees ! Class/District |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|1805–1807 |9th | |
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|1807–1809 |10th | |
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!colspan=13 style="background: #ccccff;" |Election results | |
| Year
|Office | |Subject |Party |votes |% | |Opponent |Party |votes |% |Notes | |
| 1804
| |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |David Hall |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Republican |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |2,682 |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |47% | |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |James M. Broom |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |Federalist |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |3,010 |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |53% | {{efn|This was a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James A. Bayard Sr.}}{{efn|An additional candidate was Isaac H. Starr (24).}} |
| 1806
| |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Thomas Fitzgerald |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Republican |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |830 |{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |21% | |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |James M. Broom |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |Federalist |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |2,353 |{{Party shading/Federalist}} |61% | {{efn|Additional candidates were Joseph Haslet (382) and Thomas Montgomery (323).}} |
Notes
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References
- [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000888 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress ]
- [http://www.russpickett.com/history/sentbio3.htm#broom Delaware's Members of Congress]
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7561074 Find a Grave]
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#R9M0IQM23 The Political Graveyard]
Places with more information
- Delaware Historical Society; [https://web.archive.org/web/19961231010053/http://hsd.org/ website]; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
- University of Delaware; [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ Library website]; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965
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