Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: pensacola , florida - preceded: henry washington hilliard - branch: united states army - party: whig - battles: war of 1812 - death date: july 2 , 1861 february 18 , 1792 - allegiance: united states of america united states of america - district: 2nd - term end: march 3 , 1855 - succeeded: eli sims shorter - term start: march 4 , 1851 - state: alabama - name: james abercrombie - birth date: february 18 , 1792 - unit: squadron of georgia cavalry - birth place: hancock county , georgia - rank: corporal Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james abercrombie -lrb- congressman -rrb- .
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james abercrombie -lrb- february 18 , 1792 -- july 2 , 1861 -rrb- was an american politician and a united states representative from alabama .