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James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 12, 1912) was an American politician in Iowa who was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States.
James B. Weaver (born June 12, 1833, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died Feb. 6, 1912, Des Moines, Iowa) was an American politician who leaned toward agrarian radicalism; he twice ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. presidency, as the Greenback-Labor candidate (1880) and as the Populist candidate (1892).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
James B. Weaver, a prominent Populist leader and presidential candidate, published this book in 1892 to expose the evils of plutocracy and advocate radical reforms. He argued that the American people had a Christian duty to overthrow the corrupt system and restore democracy.
May 18, 2018 · James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) was an American political leader of reform movements who twice ran for the presidency. James Baird Weaver was born on June 12, 1833, at Dayton, Ohio. His family soon moved to the virgin prairies of lowa to farm.
Sep 1, 2002 · The Civil War's Last Campaign: James B. Weaver, the Greenback-Labor Party,&the Politics of Race&Section. By Mark A. Lause. (Lanham: University Press of America, 2001. viii, 246 pp. $33.00, ISBN 0-7618-1917-7.) Third parties have contested virtually every national election in American history.
- Gerald Friedman
- 2001
James B. Weaver was a lawyer, politician and a three-time presidential nominee for the Greenback and Populist parties. He served in the Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years.
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Reliving the “Hornet's Nest”: James B. Weaver and the Election of 1880 - Mark A. Lause The Civil War's Last Campaign: James B. Weaver, the Greenback-Labor Party and the Politics of Race and Section. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2001. viii + 246pp. Introduction, illustrations, notes, appendix, index, $33.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7618 ...
