Background
Imlay, James Henderson was born on November 26, 1764 in Imlaystown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
General politician representative
Imlay, James Henderson was born on November 26, 1764 in Imlaystown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Born in Imlaystown, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Princeton College in 1786, where he was also a tutor. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1791, and practiced. He was a major in the Monmouth County Militia and served in the Revolutionary War.
Imlay was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801. While in the House, he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against United States. Senator William Blount of Tennessee. In 1804 and 1805, Imlay was postmaster of Allentown, New Jersey, and resumed the practice of law there.
He died in Allentown in 1823.
He was a counselor in 1796, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1793 to 1796, serving as speaker in the latter year.