James McBride was born near present-day Nashville, Tennessee, on February 9, 1802. He was educated in Nashville and then moved to Missouri where he married Mahala Miller in Springfield on June 20, 1830.[1] Together they had fourteen children. James practiced medicine there before the family immigrated to Oregon Country in 1846 settling near Lafayette, Oregon.[1] In Oregon he taught school, practiced medicine, farmed, and preached.[1]
In 1863, McBride was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii.[3] During his time in that position he began the negotiations with Russia for the purchase of Alaska, and then later was involved in settling the Beresford Incident with Great Britain.[1] He served until 1866, retired from government service in 1867 and settled at St. Helens, Oregon.
^ abcdeCorning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
^"James McBride". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
^Escott, Walter (1912). "At the Court of the Kamehamehas: An American Diplomat in Hawaii During the Civil War". The Overland Monthly, Vol. LX, Second Series. San Francisco: The Overland Monthly Co., Publishers. pp. 419–426.
james, mcbride, politician, ohio, state, representative, mayor, james, mcbride, pioneer, james, mcbride, february, 1802, december, 1875, american, politician, educator, patriarch, political, family, state, oregon, native, tennessee, served, oregon, territorial. For the Ohio State Representative and mayor see James McBride pioneer James McBride February 9 1802 December 18 1875 was an American politician educator and patriarch of a political family in the state of Oregon A native of Tennessee he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and as United States Minister to Hawaii as well as one of the founders of the Oregon Republican Party Two of his sons served in the United States Congress while a third served on the Oregon Supreme Court James McBride1st United States Minister to HawaiiIn office June 19 1863 July 26 1866PresidentAbraham Lincoln Andrew JohnsonPreceded byThomas J Dryer as Commissioner Succeeded byEdward M McCookPersonal detailsBorn 1802 02 09 February 9 1802Nashville Tennessee U S DiedDecember 18 1875 1875 12 18 aged 73 St Helens Oregon U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseMahala MillerRelationsGeorge L WoodsChildrenGeorge W McBrideJohn R McBrideThomas A McBrideProfessionPolitician diplomat physician Contents 1 Early life 2 Politics 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editJames McBride was born near present day Nashville Tennessee on February 9 1802 He was educated in Nashville and then moved to Missouri where he married Mahala Miller in Springfield on June 20 1830 1 Together they had fourteen children James practiced medicine there before the family immigrated to Oregon Country in 1846 settling near Lafayette Oregon 1 In Oregon he taught school practiced medicine farmed and preached 1 Politics editIn 1850 he was elected to the Territorial Council the upper chamber of the Oregon Territorial Legislature 2 He was later named Oregon Territory s first school superintendent 1 In 1863 McBride was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii 3 During his time in that position he began the negotiations with Russia for the purchase of Alaska and then later was involved in settling the Beresford Incident with Great Britain 1 He served until 1866 retired from government service in 1867 and settled at St Helens Oregon Two of McBride s sons served in the United States Congress representing Oregon George W McBride served as a Senator and John R McBride served as a Representative Another son Thomas A McBride was chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and a daughter Louisa married Oregon s third governor George L Woods References edit a b c d e Corning Howard M Dictionary of Oregon History Binfords amp Mort Publishing 1956 James McBride The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 07 10 Escott Walter 1912 At the Court of the Kamehamehas An American Diplomat in Hawaii During the Civil War The Overland Monthly Vol LX Second Series San Francisco The Overland Monthly Co Publishers pp 419 426 External links editPioneer Preacher Profile Dr James McBrideDiplomatic postsPreceded byThomas J Dryer as Commissioner United States Minister to HawaiiJune 19 1863 July 26 1866 Succeeded byEdward M McCook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James McBride politician amp oldid 1032179772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
