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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 5/15/1865
Birth Place: Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Party Affiliation: Whig
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 1 (1846) - 2 (1848)
Home County: Lee
James Sprott
Lee County
Born September 8, 1799, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He came from Pennsylvania and settled at Summitville, Lee County, Iowa. He bought land and became prominent and influential. He was called "Colonel Sprott," a militia title from Pennsylvania. He was elected to represent Lee County in the First and Second Iowa General Assemblies, 1846-48. He brought blooded sheep into Lee county, and did much to improve the general stock level at that time. He also served three terms in the Pennsylvania House before coming to Iowa. He was a Whig in politics.
Sources:
Senate District 1
Committees
1st GA (1846)
Legislation Sponsored
1st GA (1846)