James J. Myers

James J. Myers
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1900–1903
Preceded by John L. Bates
Succeeded by Louis A. Frothingham
Personal details
Political party Republican[2]
Alma mater Harvard College, 1869;
Harvard Law School[2]
Profession Lawyer[2]

James J. Myers was a U.S. lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 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.[2] Myers graduated from Harvard College in 1869, and from Harvard Law School in 1872.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: Arthur Milnor Bridgeman, p. 17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: Arthur Milnor Bridgeman, p. 145.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by
John L. Bates
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1900 1903
Succeeded by
Louis A. Frothingham


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