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1792Apr, 4

James Sykes (Continental Congress)

James Sykes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
James Sykes (1725 – April 4, 1792) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and was a Continental Congressman from Delaware.

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