James McClurg

James McClurg
17th Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
In office 1797–1798
Delegate to the Philadelphia Convention
Personal details
Born	1746 near Hampton, Colony of Virginia
Died	July 9, 1823 Richmond, Virginia
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Seldon
Children	Elizabeth Seldon McClurg
Alma mater	College of William and Mary University of Edinburgh
Profession	Physician, Statesman

James McClurg (1746 – July 9, 1823) was a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention. McClurg was an established physician in Virginia who was educated at the College of William and Mary and took his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh. He was a fellow student with Thomas Jefferson. He practiced first in Williamsburg, then in Richmond, becoming mayor there in 1797. His daughter, Elizabeth Seldon McClurg, married John Wickham (1763), the celebrated Richmond attorney.

Philadelphia Convention

When Patrick Henry refused to attend the Philadelphia Convention, McClurg was selected as a delegate to the convention. He was one of three physicians (with Hugh Williamson and James McHenry) involved in crafting the U.S. Constitution. McClurg returned to Virginia in early August and wished to return, but he worried that his "vote would only operate to produce a division, & so destroy the vote of the state." He never returned, thus he did not sign the final draft when finished in September 1787.

See also

• List of mayors of Richmond, Virginia

External links

• Biography at odur.let.rug.nl