- James Pike (politician)
James Pike (
November 10 ,1818 -July 26 ,1895 ) was a U.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire .Born in
Salisbury, Massachusetts , Pike pursued classical studies, then studied theology atWesleyan University inConnecticut from 1837 to 1839. He served as a minister from 1841 to 1854. He moved toPembroke, New Hampshire , in 1854.Pike was elected as an
American Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4 ,1855 -March 3 ,1859 ). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858.During the Civil War, Pike served as colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, from
November 1 ,1862 , toAugust 20 ,1863 . He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Hampshire in 1871. He resumed preaching and became presiding elder of the Dover district. He discontinued active duties in 1886 and lived in retirement until his death inNewfields, New Hampshire ,July 26 ,1895 .He was interred in Locust Cemetery.References
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