(Encyclopedia) Smith, James, c.1719–1806, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. He settled in Pennsylvania in his youth and practiced law…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, James, earl of ArranStuart or Stewart, James, earl of Arranârˈən [key], d. 1595, Scottish nobleman. He spent his early years as a soldier of fortune fighting in the…
(Encyclopedia) Saumarez, James Saumarez, baron deSaumarez, James Saumarez, baron desŏmˈərĕz [key], 1757–1836, British admiral, b. Guernsey. He entered the navy in 1770 and attained command of a…
BATES, James, a Representative from Maine; born in Greene, Lincoln (now Kennebec) County, Maine, September 24, 1789; attended the common schools; studied medicine at Harvard Medical University…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857Party: Opposition; RepublicanBELL, James, (son of Samuel Bell, uncle of Samuel Newell Bell, and cousin of Charles Henry Bell), a Senator from New Hampshire;…
BILBRAY, James Hubert, (cousin of Brian P. Bilbray), a Representative from Nevada; born in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., May 19, 1938; graduated from Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, Nev.;…
BRECKINRIDGE, James Douglas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Woodville, near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., birth date unknown; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee…
BRECKINRIDGE, James, (brother of John Breckinridge, great-great-great-uncle of John Bayne Breckinridge, and cousin of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky, James Brown, and Francis Preston), a…
BIRDSALL, James, a Representative from New York; born in that State in 1783; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1806 and was the first lawyer to settle in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y.;…
BISHOP, James, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New Brunswick, N.J., May 11, 1816; attended Spaulding School and Rutgers College Preparatory School, New Brunswick, N.J.; engaged in…
