James Schouler (March 20, 1839 – April 16, 1920) was an American lawyer and historian best known for his historical work History of the United States under the Constitution, 1789–1865.
After his return to Boston, in 1874, he devoted himself to office practice and to literary pursuits. He was a lecturer at Boston University School of Law between 1885 and 1903, a non-resident professor and lecturer in the National University Law School, Washington, DC, in 1887–1909, and a lecturer on American history and constitutional law at Johns Hopkins University in 1908.
^"Dr. James Schouler Dead". The Baltimore Sun. April 18, 1920. p. 32. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schouler, James". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 377–378.
Marquis, Albert Nelson; Leonard, John William (1906). Who's who in America, Volume 4. United States: A.N. Marquis & Company. p. 1575.
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james, schouler, march, 1839, april, 1920, american, lawyer, historian, best, known, historical, work, history, united, states, under, constitution, 1789, 1865, born, 1839, march, 1839west, cambridge, massachusettsdiedapril, 1920, 1920, aged, intervale, hampsh. James Schouler March 20 1839 April 16 1920 was an American lawyer and historian best known for his historical work History of the United States under the Constitution 1789 1865 James SchoulerBorn 1839 03 20 March 20 1839West Cambridge MassachusettsDiedApril 16 1920 1920 04 16 aged 81 Intervale New HampshireAlma materHarvard UniversityOccupation s Lawyer historianNotable workHistory of the United States under the Constitution 1789 1865ParentWilliam Schouler father Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSchouler was born in West Cambridge now Arlington Massachusetts He was the son of William Schouler who from 1847 to 1853 edited the Boston Atlas one of the leading Whig journals of New England The son graduated at Harvard in 1859 studied law in Boston and was admitted to the bar there in 1862 In 1869 he removed to Washington where for three years he published the United States Jurist After his return to Boston in 1874 he devoted himself to office practice and to literary pursuits He was a lecturer at Boston University School of Law between 1885 and 1903 a non resident professor and lecturer in the National University Law School Washington DC in 1887 1909 and a lecturer on American history and constitutional law at Johns Hopkins University in 1908 Schouler is best known however as an historian In 1896 1897 he was president of the American Historical Association He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1907 1 He died in Intervale New Hampshire on April 16 1920 2 Works editHis most important work is History of the United States under the Constitution 1789 1865 7 vols 1880 1917 whose components include v 1 1783 1801 Rule of Federalism v 2 1801 1817 Jefferson Republicans v 3 1817 1831 Era of good feeling v 4 1831 1847 Democrats and Whigs v 5 1847 1861 Free soil controversy v 6 1861 1865 The civil war v 7 1865 1877 History of the Reconstruction Period Among his other publications are A Life of Thomas Jefferson 1893 Historical Briefs 1896 Constitutional Studies State and Federal 1897 Life of Alexander Hamilton 1901 Americans of 1776 1906 Ideals of the Republic 1908 His legal treatises are The Law of Domestic Relations 1870 The Law of Personal Property 1872 1876 new ed 1907 The Law of Bailments 1880 The Law of Executors and Administrators 1883 The Law of Husband and Wife 1882 The Law of Wills 1910 Notes edit American Antiquarian Society Members Directory Dr James Schouler Dead The Baltimore Sun April 18 1920 p 32 Retrieved January 7 2020 via Newspapers com References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Schouler James Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 377 378 Marquis Albert Nelson Leonard John William 1906 Who s who in America Volume 4 United States A N Marquis amp Company p 1575 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Schouler Schouler William Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography 1900 Schouler James Collier s New Encyclopedia 1921 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Schouler amp oldid 1152304382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
