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James Abram Garfield

James Abram GarfieldBorn: 11/19/1831Birthplace: Cuyahoga County, Ohio James Abram Garfield, the last president to be born in a log cabin, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on Nov. 19, 1831.…

James Eads Biography

James Eadsengineer, inventorBorn: 5/23/1820Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind. With little formal education, he began his career as a purser on a Mississippi River steamboat in 1838. He began a…

James Fisk Biography

James Fiskfinancial speculatorBorn: 4/1/1834Birthplace: Bennington, Vt. Known as the “Barnum of Wall Street” in part for his childhood job in a circus, but more for his flamboyant approach…

Kricker James Biography

Kricker Jamestheater founder, director, actor founded Soho's Chain Lightning Theater in 1991Born: 1939Died: 1997Dennis James1997 DeathsPaul Jarrico

James Whitcomb Riley

Riley, James Whitcomb[1853-1916](2)Born in Greenfield, Indiana, in June, 1853, and died at Indianapolis, July, 1916. He occupied a field unique in American literature and probably no poet…

James Herriot Biography

authorBorn: 1916Birthplace: Sunderland, EnglandDied: 1995Best Known as: Author of All Creatures Great and Small Originally known as James Alfred Wight,…

James Sorenson Biography

entrepeneurDied: January 20, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Best Known as: Utah's wealthiest man who overcame a learning disability James Sorenson…

James West Biography

physicistBorn: 2/10/1931Birthplace: Prince Edward County, Va. James West was born in 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and studied physics at Temple University.…

James Whitmore Biography

actorBorn: October 1, 1921Died: February 6, 2009 (Malibu, California, USA) Best Known as: character actor James Whitmore's long career on the stage and…

James Winthrop: Agrippa I

Agrippa IJames Winthrop23 November 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Many inconveniencies and difficulties in the new plan of government have been mentioned by different writers on…