James McBride (politician)
- James McBride (politician)
Infobox Ambassador
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name = James McBride
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ambassador_from = United States
country = Kingdom of Hawaii
term_start = 1863
term_end = 1866
predecessor = Thomas J. Dryer
successor = Edward M. McCook
president = Abraham Lincoln
birth_date = February 9 1802
birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee
death_date = December 18 1875
death_place = St. Helens, Oregon
nationality = American
spouse = Mahala Miller
party = Republican Party
relations = George L. Woods
children = George W. McBride
John R. McBride
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alma_mater =
occupation =
profession = doctor
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James McBride, (February 9 1802-December 18 1875) born near present-day Nashville, Tennessee, was one of the founders of the Republican Party in Oregon.
Early life
Born in 1802, Doctor McBride was educated in Nashville.[Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.] He then moved to Missouri where he married Mahala Miller in Springfield on June 20 1830.][ Together they had fourteen children. James practiced medicine there before the family immigrated to Oregon Country in 1846 settling near Lafayette, Oregon.][ In Oregon he taught school, practiced medicine, farmed, and preached.][ ]Politics
In 1850, he was elected to the Territorial Council, the upper chamber of the Oregon Territorial Legislature.[cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbride.html#RKM0YZLTU|title=James McBride|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=2007-07-10] He was later named Oregon Territory's first school superintendent.]In 1863 James McBride was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii. 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.[ He served until 1866. Dr. McBride 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
External links
* [http://ncbible.org/nwh/ProMcBrideJ.html Pioneer Preacher Profile: Dr. James McBride]
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