James Hugh Relfe

James Hugh Relfe

James Hugh Relfe (October 17, 1791 - September 14, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in Virginia, Relfe moved to Washington County, Missouri, about 1816 with his father, who settled in Caledonia.He received a limited schooling.He studied medicine and practiced in Caledonia, Missouri.He was appointed a member of the commission to adjust Spanish land claims to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of his brother-in-law, Dr. Lewis F. Linn.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1835-1844.He served in the Black Hawk War.He was appointed United States marshal for the district of Missouri February 17, 1841.

Relfe was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847).He continued the practice of medicine in Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri, until his death there September 14, 1863.He was interred in the Methodist Cemetery.

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