James Castle
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- This article refers to the Minnesotan politician. For the sculptor, see James Castle (sculptor). For the character in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, see The Catcher in the Rye
James Nathan Castle was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Shefford, Province of Quebec, Canada, May 23, 1836; attended the public schools; studied law; moved to Afton, Washington County, Minn., in 1862 and taught school; completed his law studies; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Stillwater, Washington County, Minn., in 1865 and continued the practice of law; elected county attorney in 1866 to fill the unexpired term of his deceased brother; city attorney in 1868; elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1868 and 1878, and again in 1882; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second United States Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893); chairman, United States House Committee on Mileage (Fifty-second Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third United States Congress; engaged in the practice of law until his death in Stillwater, Minn., January 2, 1903; interment in Fairview Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Samuel Snider |
U.S. Representative from the 4th Congressional District of Minnesota 1891 – 1893 |
Succeeded by Andrew Kiefer |
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