(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, James, 1791–1868, 15th President of the United States (1857–61), b. near Mercersburg, Pa., grad. Dickinson College, 1809.
Buchanan was nominated as a Democratic candidate…
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1821Party: Democratic RepublicanWILSON, James Jefferson, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Essex County, N.J., in 1775; attended the common schools; editor and…
(Encyclopedia) Joyce, James, 1882–1941, Irish novelist. Perhaps the most influential and significant novelist of the 20th cent., Joyce was a master of the English language, exploiting all of its…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Samuel, 1743–1811, American naval officer, b. Maryland. The brother of James Nicholson, he served in the Continental navy during the American Revolution, making many…
WILSON, James, (father of John Lockwood Wilson), a Representative from Indiana; born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., April 9, 1825; was graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1864; 1867-1869Party: Democrat; DemocratBAYARD, James Asheton, Jr., (son of James Asheton Bayard, Sr., brother of Richard Henry Bayard, grandson of Richard…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, James Ewell Brown (Jeb Stuart), 1833–64, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Patrick co., Va. Most of his U.S. army service was with the 1st Cavalry in…
(Encyclopedia) Napier, Sir Charles JamesNapier, Sir Charles Jamesnāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1782–1853, British general; brother of Sir William Napier. He served with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars.…
