James Thorington

James Thorington
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1855 March 3, 1857
Preceded byJohn Parsons Cook
Succeeded byTimothy Davis
Personal details
Born(1816-05-07)May 7, 1816
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
DiedJune 13, 1887(1887-06-13) (aged 71)
Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, USA
Political partyWhig
Republican
ProfessionAttorney

James Thorington (May 7, 1816 – June 13, 1887) was a frontiersman, lawyer, judge, and one-term U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district.