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James J. Myers

James J. Myers
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1900–1903
Preceded byJohn L. Bates
Succeeded byLouis A. Frothingham
Personal details
Born(1842-11-20)November 20, 1842
Frewsburg, New York
DiedApril 13, 1915(1915-04-13) (aged 72)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[2]
Alma materHarvard College, 1869;
Harvard Law School[2]
ProfessionLawyer[2]
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James Jefferson Myers (November 20, 1842 – April 13, 1915) was a U.S. lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] from 1900 to 1903.[3]

Early life and education

Myers was born on his family's farm near Frewsberg, New York, he descended from Dutch and English ancestry.[2] Myers graduated from Harvard College in 1869, and from Harvard Law School in 1872.[2]

He died at his home in Cambridge on April 13, 1915.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: Arthur Milnor Bridgeman, p. 17
  2. ^ a b c d e Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: Arthur Milnor Bridgeman, p. 145
  3. ^ "The Cambridge Tribune 17 April 1915 — Cambridge Public Library's Historic Cambridge Newspaper Collection".
  4. ^ "James J. Myers Dead". The Boston Globe. April 14, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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