Ollie Murray James

Ollie James Murray (* 27. July 1871 in Marion , Crittenden County , Kentucky ; † 28. August 1918 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), of the state of Kentucky in both houses of Congress represented.

Ollie James grew up in western Kentucky. As a youth he held the position of page in the Kentucky State Legislature . He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1891; in the same year he began to practice as a lawyer.

In 1902, James ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives to represent Kentucky's first electoral district . He was successful and was re-elected four times, so that he was a member of the Chamber of Parliament from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1913. In the run-up to the 1912 presidential election , James was among the broader circle of candidates for president, with the Democratic nomination ultimately going to Woodrow Wilson . The election convention was chaired by Ollie James; In 1916 he held this position again.

Also in 1912, Ollie James renounced running for the House of Representatives to run for a seat in the Senate instead . He won the election and was sworn in on March 4, 1913. In the Senate, among other things, he was chairman of the patent committee. However, James died in a Baltimore hospital before the end of his term in August 1918. He was buried in the cemetery of his hometown Marion.

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SURNAME	James, Ollie Murray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Marion , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	August 28, 1918
Place of death	Baltimore , Maryland