He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Louisiana in 1843 .
James Mason Elam ( 1796 - 1856 ) was a veteran of the War of 1812 and fought the Barbary Pirates .
James Mason Elam was an unsuccessful Whig veteran for the United States House of Representatives in Louisiana in 1843 .
James Mason Elam ( 1796 - 1856 ) was a veteran of the War of 1812 and fought the Barbary Pirates .