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    James G. Blaine

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  1. James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881.. Blaine twice served as Secretary of State, first in 1881 under ...

  2. The 1884 United States presidential election was the 25th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1884.In the election, Governor Grover Cleveland of New York defeated Republican James G. Blaine of Maine.It was set apart by unpleasant mudslinging and shameful personal allegations that eclipsed substantive issues, such as civil administration change.

  3. James G. Blaine was a leading Republican politician and diplomat for 25 years (1868–93), who was particularly influential in launching the Pan-American Movement with Latin-American countries. Blaine graduated from Washington (now Washington and Jefferson) College in Washington, Pa., in 1847 and

  4. Electoral history of James G. Blaine, Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. He also unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1876 and 1880 before being nominated in 1884.

  5. James G. Blaine of Maine was among the most powerful figures in American politics in the late 19th century. He not only served for five years in the U.S. Senate (1876–1881), but he also spent 13 years in the House of Representatives, serving as Speaker of the House, and was twice named secretary of state.

  6. Introduction. James G. Blaine served two terms as Secretary of State. He was first appointed by U.S. President James A. Garfield, serving from March 7, 1881, until December 18, 1881, and was again appointed by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison, serving from March 5, 1889, until his resignation on June 4, 1892.

  7. James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) was a major political force in Maine and the U.S. Congress. A Representative and a Senator from Maine; he was born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830. He was graduated from Washington College, Washington, Pa., in 1847, taught at the Western Military Institute, Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky.

  8. May 18, 2018 · James Gillespie Blaine >James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) was the nearest thing to a political idol >in a politically uninspiring era, serving in Congress from 1863 to 1881. As >secretary of state, he laid the basis for American imperialism. Of Scotch-Irish descent, James G.

  9. Although born in Pennsylvania, James G. Blaine was one of the most illustrious political leaders the State of Maine ever produced. He was Speaker of the House in the U.S. Congress, then a U.S. Senator and, on two later occasions, served as our country's Secretary of State. In 1884 by less than 2000 votes, he lost the presidency, when he failed ...

  10. James G. Blaine (1881) One of the most prominent politicians of the nineteenth century, James G. Blaine was born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1830 and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1847 at the age of seventeen. After a brief teaching career in Kentucky and Philadelphia, Blaine moved his family to Augusta, Maine, in ...

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