James Nesmith
U.S. Congressperson
1820 – 1885
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Who was James Nesmith?
James Willis Nesmith was an American politician and lawyer from Oregon. Born in Canada to American parents, he grew up in New Hampshire and Maine. A Democrat, he moved to Oregon Country in 1843 where he entered politics as a judge, a legislator in the Provisional Government of Oregon, a United States Marshal, and after statehood a United States Senator and Representative. Nesmith’s grandson, Clifton N. McArthur, and son-in-law, Levi Ankeny, both later served in Congress.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1820
New Brunswick - Spouses
- Nationality
- Canada
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Maine
- Died
- Jun 17, 1885
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on July 23, 2013
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