Darwin R. James
Darwin Rush James (born May 14, 1834 in Williamsburg , Massachusetts , † November 19, 1908 in Brooklyn , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1887 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Darwin Rush James attended Mount Pleasant Boarding School in Amherst, Massachusetts. His family moved to Williamsburg, New York in 1847 . In 1850 he was doing business in New York City . Between 1876 and 1882 he was Secretary on the New York Board of Trade and Transportation . He was then Park Commissioner of Brooklyn from 1876 to 1882 . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1882 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of New York , where he succeeded John Hyatt Smith on March 4, 1883 . After a successful re-election in 1884 , he decided not to run again and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1887 . He then chaired the United States Board of Indian Commissioners in 1890 and was a member of the New York Canal Commission in 1898 . James then went back to business. He died on November 19, 1908 in Brooklyn and was then buried in the Williamsburg, Massachusetts city cemetery.
Web links
- Darwin R. James in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Darwin R. James in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- "Silver not a local issue" . Speech by the Hon. Darwin R. James of New York, to Congress (1886).
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SURNAME | James, Darwin R. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | James, Darwin Rush |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1834 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Williamsburg , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1908 |
Place of death | Brooklyn , New York |