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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.
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.
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. Weaver attended country schools.
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.
Sep 1, 2002 · Lause chronicles the Greenback campaign of 1880 from early optimism to defeat, when Weaver failed to carry a single state and is credited with only 307,000 votes. Lause blames many for Weaver's disappointing showing: local officials who refused to count insurgent ballots; pragmatic and conservative reformers who abandoned the third party.
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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.
