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Beaver, James Addams

soldier, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Oct. 21, 1837, in Millerstown, Pa. In 1856 he graduated from the Jefferson college. During the civil war he served with distinction and was mustered out on account of wounds received in battle Dec. 4, 1864, as brevet brigadier-general United States volunteers. During 1870-87 he was a member of the national guard of Pennsylvania, in which he served as brigadier-general and major-general. In 1880 he was chairman of the Pennsylvania delegation to the republican national convention. 1882 and 1886 he was the candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, and filled that high office during 1887-91. In 1895 he was appointed judge of the superior court of Pennsylvania; and the same year was elected to that office to serve ten years from January, 1896.

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