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James McBride (17881859) was a prominent pioneer statesman in Butler County, Ohio. He was Hamilton's first Mayor, and a prominent State Representative associated with the canals, archaelogist who supplied a considerable number of sketches of earthworks for early texts on the Mississippi Valley, Ohio's leading pioneer author and antiquarian, Miami University Secretary and President of the Board of Trustees, Butler County's fifth Sheriff, a surveyor, and an officer of other various entities. James McBride married the daughter of Judge Lytle, of the Lytle family of the Ohio River Valley, and was through her kinsman with Sen. Homer T. Bone, and Governor of Ohio Andrew L. Harris. McBride's son in law was Roger N. Stembel, a commander of the Pacific Fleet. 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... The term statesman is a respectful term used to refer to diplomats, politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Hamilton is a city located in Butler County, Ohio. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... In civil engineering, earthworks are engineering works created through the moving of massive quantities of soil or unformed stone. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... Miami University, founded in 1809, is the second oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or U.S. common law, or the person who holds such office. ... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... The Lytle family of Cincinnati are considered to be Cincinnatis first family. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Andrew Lintner Harris (also known as The Farmer-Statesman) (November 17, 1835 – September 13, 1915) was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg and the last Civil War general to serve as a governor in the U.S., serving as the 44th governor of Ohio. ... Roger N. Stembel ( – 20 November 1900) was an officer of the United States Navy during the Civil War. ...


McBride became an ardent convert to John C. Symmes' Hollow Earth theory, and wrote a book in support of it in 1826. John Cleves Symmes (1779 - May 1829) was born in New Jersey to Timothy Symmes. ... The phrase hollow earth refers to the esoteric idea that the planet Earth has a hollow interior, almost always associated with the idea that it has a habitable inner surface. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Evil Half Brother

James McBride, shortly before his death in 1859, wrote a book he called "Mein Brother Bart" where he detailed the birth of his evil half brother Slotty McDivorce, who killed babies by drowning them in honey while reciting the lord's prayer.


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James McBride (pioneer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (186 words)
James McBride (1788 1859) was a prominent pioneer statesman in Butler County, Ohio.
James McBride married the daughter of Judge Lytle, of the Lytle family of the Ohio River Valley, and was through her kinsman with Sen. Homer T. Bone, and Governor of Ohio Andrew L. Harris.
McBride's son in law was Roger N. Stembel, a commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Pioneer Preacher Profile: Dr. James McBride (2246 words)
James McBride descended from a line of men and women that were in the forefront of developing America.
James McBride was vigorously opposed to slavery and became one of the founders of the Republican Party in Oregon.
James McBride may have helped one of his sons-in-law by minding the store because the 1870 census lists him as a merchant while his son James was a teacher that year.
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