Ollie Murray James

Ollie Murray James


United States Senator from Kentucky
In office March 4, 1913 – August 28, 1918
Preceded by	Thomas H. Paynter
Succeeded by	George B. Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Charles K. Wheeler
Succeeded by	Alben W. Barkley
Personal details
Born	(1871-07-27)July 27, 1871 Marion, Kentucky
Died	August 28, 1918(1918-08-28) (aged 47) Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Democratic

Ollie Murray James (July 27, 1871 – August 28, 1918), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Biography

James was born and raised in western Kentucky. As a teenager he served as a page in the Kentucky General Assembly. James studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1891, beginning his practice that year.

In 1902 James sought and won election to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district, the far western part of the state. He was re-elected to the House four times, serving there from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1913. He was the Chairman of the Democratic National Conventions of 1912 and 1916.^[1]

In 1912 James decided to give up his House seat to seek election to the United States Senate. He won that election and was sworn in on March 4, 1913. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Patents. He died during his term of office in a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on August 28, 1918.^[2]

He was buried in Mapleview Cemetery in Marion, Kentucky.

James K. Vardaman, James Thomas Heflin, and James in 1912
James and Justus Goebel at the 1912 Democratic National Convention
Ollie M. James, photo from the Harris & Ewing photo studio

References

↑ KY:Historical Society - Historical Marker Database - Search for Markers at kentucky.gov
↑ "Picturesque Kentuckian Succumbs to Kidney Disease in Baltimore at 47 Years.". New York Times. August 29, 1918. Retrieved 2009-02-02. Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 6:45 A.M today of an acute affection of the kidneys. Mrs. James and the Senator's brother, E.H. James, were with him when the end came.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles K. Wheeler	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st congressional district 1903-1913	Succeeded by Alben Barkley
United States Senate
Preceded by Thomas H. Paynter	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1913-1918	Succeeded by George B. Martin

United States Senators from Kentucky

Class 2	Brown Thruston Clay Bibb Walker Barry Hardin Crittenden Johnson Bibb Crittenden Morehead J. Underwood Thompson Powell Guthrie McCreery Stevenson Beck Carlisle Lindsay Blackburn Paynter James Martin Stanley Sackett Robsion Williamson M. Logan Chandler Stanfill Cooper Chapman T. Underwood Cooper Barkley Humphreys Cooper Huddleston McConnell

Class 3	Edwards Marshall J. Breckinridge Adair Clay Pope Bledsoe Talbot W. Logan Talbot Rowan Clay Crittenden Metcalfe Clay Meriwether Dixon Crittenden J. C. Breckinridge Davis Machen McCreery Williams Blackburn Deboe McCreary Bradley Camden Beckham Ernst Barkley Withers Clements Morton Cook Ford Bunning Paul

External links

Ollie Murray James from the Library of Congress at Flickr Commons

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