James Gillespie Blaine

1830 - 1893  (62 years)

• Name	James Gillespie Blaine  [1, 2]
  Born	31 Jan 1830	West Brownsville, Washington, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Graduated	1847  [1]
  	Washington College
  Move	1854	Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine   [1]
  Political	1863-1867  [1]
  	was a member of Congress
  Political	1869-1875  [1]
  	Speaker of The House
  Political	1876-1881  [1]
  	U. S. Senator
  Political	Aft 1881  [1]
  	appointed Secretary of State by President Garfield
  Political	1884  [1]
  	nominated for President but was defeated by Grover Cleveland
  Political	1889-1892  [1]
  	Secretary of State
  	He was appointed by President Harrison and resigned in 1892.
  Died	27 Jan 1893	Washington, District of Columbia   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I57321	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	Ephriam Lyon Blaine,   b. 28 Feb 1796, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Jun 1850  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Maria Gillespie,   b. 22 May 1801, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 May 1871, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota  (Age 69 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1820	Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F20898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Bailey Stanwood,   b. 12 Oct 1828,   d. 15 Jul 1903  (Age 74 years)
  Alt. Marriage	1850  [1]
  Married	30 Jun 1851	Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine   [2]
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F20901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Blaine → James Gillespie Secretary of State under Garfield and Harrison.

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "James Gillespie Blaine" (accessed February 26, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I57321&tree=Legends.