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    James B. Weaver

    American politician

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  2. James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 12, 1912) was an American politician in Iowa who was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States. Born in Ohio, he moved to Iowa as a boy when his family claimed a homestead on the frontier. He became politically active as a young ...

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · James B. Weaver (born June 12, 1833, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died Feb. 6, 1912, Des Moines, Iowa) was an American politician who leaned toward agrarian radicalism; he twice ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. presidency, as the Greenback-Labor candidate (1880) and as the Populist candidate (1892).

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  4. May 18, 2018 · James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) was an American political leader of reform movements who twice ran for the presidency. James Baird Weaver was born on June 12, 1833, at Dayton, Ohio. His family soon moved to the virgin prairies of lowa to farm. Weaver attended country schools. When gold was discovered in California, he longed to go west.

  5. Introduction. James B. Weaver (1833–1912) was a prominent and well-respected member of the Populist Party. A brevet brigadier general in the Civil War, a lawyer, and an agrarian reformer, Weaver represented Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives and was twice a presidential nominee, running in 1880 under the Greenback Party banner and as a ...

  6. James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 12, 1912) was an American politician in Iowa who was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States. Quick Facts Preceded by, Succeeded by ...

  7. Biography. WEAVER, JAMES BAIRD, a Representative from Iowa; born in Dayton, Ohio, June 12, 1833; moved with his parents to Michigan in 1835 and subsequently moved to Iowa and settled on a farm near Bloomfield; attended the common schools; studied law at Bloomfield 1853-1856; was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in April 1856; was ...

  8. James Baird Weaver . BORN: June 12, 1833 Dayton, Ohio. DIED: February 6, 1912 (age 78) Des Moines, Iowa. EDUCATION: University of Cincinnati (LLB, 1856) POLITICAL PARTY: Republican (until 1876) Greenback (1877–1889) Populist (1890–1908) Democratic (1908–1912) HIGHLIGHTS: 1835: Moved to Michigan 1853-1856: Studied Law in Bloomfield, Iowa ...

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