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| Keywords: James W. Nesmith - Brady-Handy.jpg Nesmith Hon James Willis of Oregon Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Brady-Handy Photograph Collection http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cwpbh 04099 CALL NUMBER LC-BH832- 147 <P P>P P between 1865 1880 Creator Mathew Brady Creator Levin Corot Handy PD July 23 1820 - June 17 1885 was a United States Senator and Representative from Oregon Born in New Brunswick Canada while his parents were on a visit from their home in Washington County he moved with his father to Claremont about 1828 He received a limited schooling moved to Ohio in 1838 and Oregon in 1843 studied law and was admitted to the bar but never practiced extensively He engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising and was elected judge of the provisional government of Oregon in 1845 He was captain in 1848 and 1853 of expeditions against hostile Indians and was United States Marshal for Oregon from 1853 to 1855 He was superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon and Washington Territories from 1857 to 1859 This summary was created using Commons SumItUp PD-Brady-Handy LOC-image cwpbh 04099 DEFAULTSORT Nesmith James W Black and white photographic portraits of men James Nesmith Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy | ||||
