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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 . Born in Ohio, he moved to Iowa as a boy when his family claimed a homestead on the frontier.
Jun 8, 2024 · 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).
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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.
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. Weaver attended country schools.
The party fielded presidential candidate James B. Weaver (See Weaver) in the election of 1892 and garnered 8.5 percent of the vote, carrying Idaho, Kansas, Colorado, and Nevada.
Populist James B. Weaver, calling for free coinage of silver and an inflationary monetary policy, received such strong support in the West that he became the only third-party nominee between 1860 and 1912 to carry a single state.
Introduction, illustrations, notes, appendix, index, $33.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7618-1917-7. With The Civil War's Last Campaign, Mark Lause has filled an important and long standing void related to work on James B. Weaver
