James Pritchard (November 1, 1763– February 6, 1813) was an American Revolutionary War veteran and Democratic-Republican politician who served in the legislatures of the Northwest Territory, and later in Ohio, and was unsuccessful in runs for congress.
He was married to Tabitha White, and they lived in Pennsylvania before moving to the Northwest Territory.
He became a leader of the movement toward statehood, allied with other Republicans Edward Tiffin, Thomas Worthington and Nathaniel Massie.
[2] The Federalists fell out of favor in Jefferson County, and Pritchard was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1804, for a two-year term.
[4] In 1806 Ohio had one At-large congressional district, and Pritchard ran against incumbent Jeremiah Morrow.