Alvord, James C., -1839

James Church Alvord (1808-1839), was born in Greenwich, Mass. on 14 April 1808. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827, studied law, passed the bar in 1830, and commenced the practice of law in Greenfield, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1837, a member of the Massachusetts senate in 1838, and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He served from 4 March 1839, until his death in Greenfield on 27 September 1839, before the Congress assembled.

From the description of Report on Homicide, 1837? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259104