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James Chu Biography

James Chucomputer entrepreneurBorn: 1957Birthplace: Taiwan Chu's first job was selling Chinese-English dictionaries and English-language instruction tapes. He later got a job with a small…

Dennis James Biography

Dennis James television announcer, game-show host He may not be a household name, but James's face should be recognizable to any television viewer. Since he first entered broadcasting in…

James Madison Biography

James MadisonBorn: 3/16/1751Birthplace: Port Conway, Va. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750/1, old style). A Princeton graduate, he joined the…

James Monroe Biography

James MonroeBorn: 4/28/1758Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Va. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Va. A William and Mary graduate, he served in the army during…

James Knox Polk

James Knox PolkBorn: 11/2/1795Birthplace: Mecklenburg County, N.C. James Knox Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., on Nov. 2, 1795. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he…

James Buchanan Biography

James BuchananBorn: 4/23/1791Birthplace: Mercersburg, Pa. James Buchanan was born near Mercersburg, Pa., on April 23, 1791. A Dickinson graduate and a lawyer, he entered Pennsylvania…

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…