James H. Piles
Mississippi state legislator
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| Intro | Mississippi state legislator | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Lawyer Politician Legislator Barber | |||
| Work field | Law Politics | |||
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| Birth | 1842, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA | |||
| Death | 1886 (aged 44 years) | |||
| Residence | Panola County, Mississippi, USA | |||
| Politics: | Republican Party | |||
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James H. Piles was a teacher, school principal, lawyer, and state legislator in Mississippi.
He was born c. 1842 in Springfield, Ohio, and before attending Oberlin College, worked as a barber. He left Mississippi after Reconstruction ended and worked in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.
He represented Panola County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1875 as a Republican. He served as Assistant Secretary of State in 1875.