James W. McCulloh

James W. McCulloh
Born(1789-02-05)February 5, 1789
Philadelphia
DiedJune 17, 1861(1861-06-17) (aged 72)
New Jersey
OccupationCashier
ChildrenRichard Sears McCulloh[1]

James W. McCulloh (1789–1861) was an American politician from Baltimore.[2] He is known for being a party in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), which held that Congress has implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause, and its valid exercise of those powers are supreme over the states.[3] The case refers to him as "McCulloch" because the court clerk misspelled his name.[4]

  1. ^ Richard P. Cox. Civil War Maryland: Stories from the Old Line State.
  2. ^ "Maryland State Archives" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ Gold, Susan Dudley (2008). McCulloch v. Maryland: State v. Federal Power. Marshall Cavendish Benchmark. ISBN 9780761425878.
  4. ^ Schwartz, David S. (2019). The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland. Oxford University Press. p. 46. ISBN 9780190699505.