NationMaster - Encyclopedia: John H. James

John H. James (July 14, 1830 – 1917) born in Henry County where he farmed until moving to Atlanta in 1850 to clerk for $10 a month and after three years was making $700 a year. After that he went into sales, running auctions of books, jewelry and other valuables throughout the Southern states. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The U.S. Southern states or The South, known during the American Civil War era as Dixie, is a distinctive region of the United States with its own unique historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ...

During the American Civil War he and his wife travelled to Canada and Nassau, Bahamas, and afterwards they returned to Atlanta where he founded the James Bank. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Map of the Bahamas Nassau is the capital city of the Bahamas. ...

He won nearly 100% of the December 1871 mayoral election as a Democrat which put an end to the brief surge of Radical Republican power in the city. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Radical Republicans were an influential faction of American politicians in the Republican party during the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras, 1860-1876. ...

Categories: Articles lacking sources | Georgia (U.S. state) politician stubs | 1830 births | 1917 deaths | Mayors of Atlanta Dennis Hammond (December 15, 1819 â€“ October 31, 1891) was born in the Edgefield District of South Carolina. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Cicero C. Hammock (1823 - 1890) born in Walton County was a mayor of Atlanta. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Moses W. Formwalt (1820 - May,1852) was the first mayor of the city of Atlanta then in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Benjamin Franklin Bomar (August 9, 1816 - February 1, 1868) was the second mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Willis Buell (1790 - November,1851) native of Connecticut and third mayor of Atlanta. ... Jonathan Norcross (1808 - 1898) was the fourth mayor of Atlanta. ... Thomas Fortson Gibbs (1798 - unknown) left Atlanta fairly soon after finishing his term as its fifth mayor. ... William Markham (October 9, 1811 - November 9, 1890) was a prominent hotel owner in Atlanta and filled in as mayor following the illness of John Mims in October 1853. ... William M. Butt ( ? - 1864) arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia and served as a councilman in 1853. ... Allison Nelson (March 11, 1822 - 1862) was the ninth mayor of Atlanta. ... John Glen (1809â€“1895) was born in Laurens, South Carolina and moved to Decatur, Georgia in 1826 where he worked as a clerk in the Superior Court of DeKalb County. ... Jared Irwin Whitaker (May 4, 1818 â€“ May 3, 1884) was the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia after a contentious election defeating William Ezzard, he didnt finish his term as mayor being appointed Commissary-General of Georgias Civil War troops. ... Thomas F. Lowe (1812 â€“ November, 1875) took over as Atlantas mayor after Jared Whitaker was brought in for the Confederate cause at the start of the American Civil War. ... James M. Calhoun (February 12, 1811–October 1, 1875) was mayor of Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil War. ... James Etheldred Williams (January 16, 1826 â€“ April 10, 1900) was an American politician. ... Dennis Hammond (December 15, 1819 â€“ October 31, 1891) was born in the Edgefield District of South Carolina. ... Cicero C. Hammock (1823 - 1890) born in Walton County was a mayor of Atlanta. ... gravesite at Oakland Cemetery Samuel B. Spencer (December 26, 1827 â€“ October 16, 1901) was the last Atlanta mayor to serve a one year term. ... Cicero C. Hammock (1823 - 1890) born in Walton County was a mayor of Atlanta. ... gravesite at Oakland Cemetery Nedom L. Angier (November 10, 1814 â€“ February 3, 1882) was mayor of Atlanta during the Rutherford B. Hayes visit of 22 September 1877. ... William Lowndes Calhoun Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... James Warren English (October 28, 1837 â€“ February, 1925) was an American politician born in Orleans Parish,Louisiana. ... John Benjamin Goodwin (1850 â€“ 1921) was born in Cobb County, Georgia and attended school in Powder Springs. ... George Hillyer (March 17, 1835 â€“ October 2, 1927) was an American politician born in Athens, Georgia. ... John Tyler Cooper (March 26, 1844 â€“ 1912) was an American politician. ... John Benjamin Goodwin (1850 â€“ 1921) was born in Cobb County, Georgia and attended school in Powder Springs. ... Charles A. Collier Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... James G. Woodward ( â€“ August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... Livingston Mims (January,1830 â€“ March 5, 1906) was an American politician who served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia during the early 20th century. ... Evan P. Howell Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... James G. Woodward ( â€“ August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... Robert Foster Maddox (April 4, 1870 â€“ 1965) was a mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Courtland S. Winn (1864â€“1940) was an American polititian. ... James G. Woodward ( â€“ August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 - March 12, 1929) was a business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. ... James L. Key (1866â€“1939) lawyer who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. ... Walter A. Sims was an American politician. ... Isaac Newton Ragsdale (1859â€“1937) came to Atlanta in 1880 from Dallas, Georgia. ... James L. Key (1866â€“1939) lawyer who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. ... William Berry Hartsfield Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... William Berry Hartsfield Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... Ivan Jr. ... Sam Massell (born August 26, 1927) served eight years as Atlantas vice mayor under Ivan Allen until being elected as that citys first Jewish mayor in the October,1969 election. ... Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. ... Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ... Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. ... Bill Campbell (born 1953 in Raleigh, North Carolina), served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1994 to 2002. ... Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia since January 7, 2002. ...