James Harper | |
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&sq=engine&lang=en&file=File:Hon._James_Harper_Gutekunst_photo.jpg) James Harper around 1870, portrait photograph by Frederick Gutekunst. | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Horn |
| Succeeded by | See below |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1780 Castlederg, County Tyrone, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | March 31, 1873 (aged 93) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian |
James Harper (March 28, 1780 – March 31, 1873) was an Irish-American politician who served as a National Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1833 to 1837.
He owned a brick manufacturing business, a wholesale grocery trade and developed the Philadelphia neighborhood now known as Rittenhouse Square.