James Rush Lofland (1823 - 1894) - Find A Grave Memorial

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James Rush Lofland

Birth:	Nov. 2, 1823 Milford Kent County Delaware, USA
Death:	Feb. 10, 1894 Milford Kent County Delaware, USA
US Congressman. He was appointed as a member of the Delaware State Constitutional Convention in 1853 by Governor William Ross, then was appointed Secretary of State of Delaware by Governor Peter Causey and served from 1855 to 1859. During the Civil War he was commissioned as a Major of Volunteers, and served in the Volunteers Paymaster Department from February 19, 1863 to January 15, 1867, receiving a brevet of Lieutenant Colonel, US Volunteers for his service. In 1872 he was elected to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives, and served a single term from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. (bio by: Russ Pickett) Search Amazon for James Lofland

Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery Milford Kent County Delaware, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Russ Pickett Record added: Jun 05, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 7537031