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James J. Myers
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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
Alma materHarvard College, 1869;
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer
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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 from 1900 to 1903.

Early life and education

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

He died at his home in Cambridge on April 13, 1915.

See also

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. "The Cambridge Tribune 17 April 1915 — Cambridge Public Library's Historic Cambridge Newspaper Collection".
  4. "James J. Myers Dead". The Boston Globe. April 14, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn L. Bates Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1900 — 1903 		Succeeded byLouis A. Frothingham


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