James Church Alvord (April 14, 1808 – September 27, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Greenwich, Massachusetts, Alvord completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1827.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830, commencing the practice of his profession in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Alvord was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on September 27, 1839, before the Congress assembled.

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