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Battles/wars. American Civil War. 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.
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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). Admitted to the bar in 1856, Weaver practiced law in ...
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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 Populist in 1892.
The Populist Party, led by James B. Weaver, advocated for farmers and workers in the 1892 election. The platform denounced corruption, monopoly, and the gold standard, and proposed free silver, land reform, and direct democracy.
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.
James B. Weaver. 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 man and was an advocate for farmers and laborers. He joined and quit several political parties in the furtherance of the progressive causes in which he believed. After serving in the Union Army in ...
The People’s Party nominated James B. Weaver, a former US representative from the state of Iowa, as its candidate in the 1892 presidential election. Campaigning on a platform designed to strengthen farmers and weaken the monopolistic power of big business, banks, and railroad corporations, the People’s Party garnered 8.5% of the popular ...
