Ollie Murray James
| Ollie Murray James | |
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| United States Senator from Kentucky |
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| In office March 4, 1913 – August 28, 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas H. Paynter |
| Succeeded by | George B. Martin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district |
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| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Charles K. Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Alben W. Barkley |
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| Born | July 27, 1871 Marion, Kentucky |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
Ollie Murray James (July 27, 1871 – August 28, 1918), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
Biography
James was born and raised in western Kentucky. As a teenager he served as a page in the Kentucky General Assembly. James studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1891, beginning his practice that year.
In 1902 James sought and won election to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district, the far western part of the state. He was re-elected to the House four times, serving there from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1913. He was the Chairman of the Democratic National Conventions of 1912 and 1916.[1]
In 1912 James decided to give up his House seat to seek election to the United States Senate. He won that election and was sworn in on March 4, 1913. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Patents. He died during his term of office in a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on August 28, 1918.[2]
He was buried in Mapleview Cemetery in Marion, Kentucky.
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James K. Vardaman, James Thomas Heflin, and James in 1912
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James and Justus Goebel at the 1912 Democratic National Convention
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Ollie M. James, photo from the Harris & Ewing photo studio
References
- ↑ KY:Historical Society - Historical Marker Database - Search for Markers at kentucky.gov
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st congressional district 1903-1913 |
Succeeded by Alben Barkley |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1913-1918 |
Succeeded by George B. Martin |
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External links
- Ollie Murray James from the Library of Congress at Flickr Commons
- Pages with broken file links
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- United States presidential candidates, 1912
- United States Senators from Kentucky
- 1871 births
- 1918 deaths
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- Kentucky Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Marion, Kentucky
