James J. Myers

James Jefferson Myers (November 20, 1842 – April 13, 1915) was a U.S. lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] from 1900 to 1903.[3]

James J. Myers
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1900–1903
Preceded byJohn L. Bates
Succeeded byLouis A. Frothingham
Personal details
Born(1842-11-20)November 20, 1842
Frewsburg, New York
DiedApril 13, 1915(1915-04-13) (aged 72)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[2]
Alma materHarvard College, 1869;
Harvard Law School[2]
ProfessionLawyer[2]

Early life and education

Myers was born on his family's farm near Frewsberg, New York, he descended from Dutch and English ancestry.[2] Myers graduated from Harvard College in 1869, and from Harvard Law School in 1872.[2]

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See also
  • 121st Massachusetts General Court (1900)
  • 122nd Massachusetts General Court (1901)
  • 123rd Massachusetts General Court (1902)
  • 124th Massachusetts General Court (1903)

References
  1. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: Arthur Milnor Bridgeman, p. 17.
  2. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: Arthur Milnor Bridgeman, p. 145.
  3. https://cambridge.dlconsulting.com/cgi-bin/cambridge?a=d&d=Tribune19150417-01.2.59
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by
John L. Bates		 Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1900 — 1903		 Succeeded by
Louis A. Frothingham


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