James Holliday (Wisconsin politician)
American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin
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| Intro | American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Lawyer Politician | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1818 | |
| Death | 1 January 1851 (aged 33 years) |
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James Holliday (January 19, 1818 – May 16, 1851) was an American lawyer.
Born in Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Holliday studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar. In 1843, Holliday moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory and practiced law. In 1847-1848, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and help prepared the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1847. Holliday died suddenly in Milwaukee during a court session of a heart attack.