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American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin
James Holliday (Wisconsin politician)
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American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 January 1818
Death:
1 January 1851
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Biography
James Holliday (January 19, 1818 – May 16, 1851) was an American lawyer.
Born in Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Holliday studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar. In 1843, Holliday moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory and practiced law. In 1847-1848, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and help prepared the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1847. Holliday died suddenly in Milwaukee during a court session of a heart attack.