James A. Lockhart

James Alexander Lockhart (June 2, 1850 – December 24, 1905) was a United States representative from North Carolina.

He was born in Anson County, North Carolina, on June 2, 1850, and attended the common schools.

Lockhart graduated from Trinity College, in Durham, North Carolina, in June 1873; he studied law in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was admitted to the bar in 1874.

He settled in Wadesboro, North Carolina, where he practiced law.

[1] Lockhart, a Democrat, presented his credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to June 5, 1896, when he was unseated in favor of Charles H. Martin, who had contested the results of the 1894 election.