James Nesmith
James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 – June 17, 1885) was an
American politician and lawyer from
Oregon. Born in
New Brunswick to American parents, he grew up in
New Hampshire and
Maine. A Democrat, he moved to
Oregon Country in 1843 where he entered politics as a judge, a legislator in the
Provisional Government of Oregon, a
United States Marshal, and after statehood a
United States senator and
Representative.
Nesmith’s grandson,
Clifton N. McArthur, and son-in-law,
Levi Ankeny, both later served in Congress.
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