James Iver McKay ( 1793 – 1853 ) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina . He was born in 1793 , near Elizabethtown , North Carolina . He pursued classical studies and then law . He was appointed United States attorney for the district of North Carolina on March 6 , 1817 , and also served in the North Carolina General Assembly ( 1815 – 1819 , 1822 , 1826 , and 1830 ) . He was elected as a Jacksonian to the 22nd through 24th congresses ( 1831 – 1837 ) and as a Democrat to the 25th through 30th congresses ( 1837 – 1849 ) . He served as chairman of the : Committee on Military Affairs ( 25th Congress ) , Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads ( 26th Congress ) , Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War ( 27th Congress ) , Ways and Means Committee ( 28th and 29th congresses ) . He was also the chief sponsor of the Walker Tariff of 1846 ; and was the favorite son of the North Carolina delegation at the 1848 Democratic National Convention for Vice President
1848 Democratic National Convention
1848 Democratic National Convention
James Iver McKay