James R. Brashears

James R. Brashears
James R. Brashears
Member of the Maryland State Senate
	In office; 1907–1908
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
	In office; 1890, 1892, 1894, 1902
Personal details
Born	James Russell Brashears; March 13, 1858; Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died	August 19, 1917 (aged 59); Annapolis, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Matilda McCullough Brown (m. 1891)
Education	West River Academy
Occupation	Jurist, politician
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James Russell Brashears (March 13, 1858 – August 19, 1917)^[1]^[2] was an American lawyer, politician, and judge, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and Maryland State Senate.

Biography

Born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland,^[1] Brashears attended West River Academy and studied law under his father.^[3] He was admitted to the bar in 1887.

He married Matilda McCullough Brown on December 22, 1891.^[3]

Politically, he was a Democrat. In 1889, he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, and thrice re-elected.^[3] During his fourth term, he was chairman of the Judiciary committee. In 1907, he was elected to the Maryland State Senate. In 1908, he left the senate when he was appointed as a judge in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court by Governor Crothers, a position he was re-elected to and held until his death. He died at home in Annapolis in 1917.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Annual Report of the Maryland State Bar Association, vol. 23. Maryland State Bar Association. 1918. pp. 41–43.
^ ^a ^b Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2. American Historical Society, Inc. 1919. pp. 409–412.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carroll, David H.; Boggs, Thomas G., eds. (1911). Men of Mark in Maryland. Vol. III. B. F. Johnson, Inc. pp. 377–380. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[MSBA-1] Annual Report of the Maryland State Bar Association, vol. 23. Maryland State Bar Association. 1918. pp. 41–43.

[MD-2] Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2. American Historical Society, Inc. 1919. pp. 409–412.

[Mark-3] Carroll, David H.; Boggs, Thomas G., eds. (1911). Men of Mark in Maryland. Vol. III. B. F. Johnson, Inc. pp. 377–380. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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