- James McBride (pioneer)
James McBride (1788 – 1859) was a prominent pioneer
statesman inButler County, Ohio . He was Hamilton's firstMayor , and a prominent State Representative associated with thecanal s, archaeologist 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 fifthSheriff , a surveyor, and an officer of other various entities. James McBride married the daughter ofJudge Lytle, of theLytle family of the Ohio River Valley, and was through her kinsman with Sen. Homer T. Bone, and Governor of OhioAndrew L. Harris . McBride's son in law wasRoger N. Stembel , a commander of the Pacific Fleet.McBride became an ardent convert to John C. Symmes'
Hollow Earth theory, and wrote a book in support of it in 1826.McBride Hall is a dormitory on the Miami University campus named in McBride's memory.
References
* [http://www.butlersheriff.org/history/historybcso.htm History of the Butler County, Ohio Sheriff's Office]
* [http://olivercowdery.com/texts/1818symm.htm John C. Symmes' Hollow Earth Theory]Persondata
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