Background
Mercer, James was born on March 8, 1737. Son of John and Catherine (Mason) Mercer.
Mercer, James was born on March 8, 1737. Son of John and Catherine (Mason) Mercer.
General Court, 1779.
Member Virginia House of Burgesses from Hampshire County (now West Virginia), 1762-1776. Member Virginia revolutionary convs., 1774, 75, 76. Member Committee of Correspondence, 1774.
Member 1st Virginia Committee of Safety, 1775. Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1776. Member Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779, 80.
Member Virginia General Court, 1779.
Married Eleanor Dick, June 4, 1772, 3 children including Charles Fenton, Mary Eleanor Dick.