# Addison James

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{{Short description|American politician (1849–1910)}}
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| name             = Addison James
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| image            = Addison D. James (Kentucky Congressman).jpg
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| state            = [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky)
| district         = [3rd](/source/Kentucky's_3rd_congressional_district)
| term_start       = March 4, 1907
| term_end         = March 3, 1909
| preceded         = [James M. Richardson](/source/James_M._Richardson_(politician))
| succeeded        = [Robert Y. Thomas Jr.](/source/Robert_Y._Thomas_Jr.)
| state_senate1    = Kentucky
| district1        = [7th](/source/Kentucky's_7th_Senate_district)
| term_start1      = April 21, 1896{{efn|Date of election, not necessarily when oath was administered.}}
| term_end1        = July 6, 1897
| preceded1        = Himself
| succeeded1       = T. G. Turner
| term_start2      = January 1, 1896
| term_end2        = March 11, 1896
| preceded2        = C. Slade Taylor
| succeeded2       = Himself
| office3          = Member of the<br />[Kentucky House of Representatives](/source/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives)<br />from [Muhlenberg County](/source/Muhlenberg_County%2C_Kentucky)
| term_start3      = August 3, 1891
| term_end3        = January 21, 1893
| preceded3        = Charles B. Wickliffe
| succeeded3       = W. J. Cox
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1849|02|27}}
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| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1910|06|07|1849|02|27}}
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| spouse           = 
| party            = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
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'''Addison Davis James''' (February 27, 1849 – June 7, 1910) was a [United States representative](/source/United_States_representative) from [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky). He was born near [Morgantown, Kentucky](/source/Morgantown%2C_Kentucky). He  attended the public schools and began the study of [medicine](/source/medicine) in 1870. He graduated from the [University of Louisville](/source/University_of_Louisville), [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville%2C_Kentucky), in 1873.

Addison was a member of the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1890 and a member of the [Kentucky House of Representatives](/source/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives) 1891–1893. He also served as a commissioner to the [World's Fair](/source/World's_Fair) at [Chicago](/source/Chicago) representing the State of Kentucky in 1892 and 1893. In addition, he was a member of the [Kentucky Senate](/source/Kentucky_Senate) in 1895 and appointed United States marshal for the district of Kentucky on July 6, 1897, and reappointed on December 17, 1901, and served until December 31, 1905.

Addison was elected as a Republican to the [Sixtieth Congress](/source/Sixtieth_Congress) (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of medicine. He died in [Penrod, Kentucky](/source/Penrod%2C_Kentucky), in 1910 and was buried in a cemetery on the family estate.

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==References==
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*{{cite web |url=http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3040&context=dlsc_mss_fin_aid |title=Biographical Note: Addison Davis James |last=Manuscripts & Folklife Archives |date=2012 |website=wku.edu/ |publisher=Western Kentucky University |location=Bowling Green, KY}}
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html Addison Davis James] at ''The Political Graveyard''

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Category:Law enforcement officials from Kentucky
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