Birth Name: James Gillespie Blaine
Date of Birth: January 31, 1830
Place of Birth: West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Death: January 27, 1893
Place of Death: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Ethnicity: Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, English, some Scottish
James G. Blaine was an American politician and statesman. A member of the Republican party, he served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine, from March 4, 1863 to July 10, 1876, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1875, a U.S. Senator from Maine, from July 10, 1876 to March 5, 1881, and U.S. Secretary of State, from March 7, 1881 to December 19, 1881, and again from March 9, 1889 to June 4, 1892.
He was the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 1884. He was also a candidate for the Republican Party’s 1876, 1880, and 1892 presidential nominations.
Speaker Blaine was the son of Maria Louise (Gillespie) and Ephraim Lyon Blaine. His paternal grandparents were cousins. He was married to Harriet Stanwood, until his death, with whom he had seven children, including state department official Walker Blaine.
Speaker Blaine’s paternal grandfather was James Blaine (the son of Col. Ephraim James Blaine and Rebecca Galbraith). Speaker Blaine’s grandfather James was born in Pennsylvania. Ephraim was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the son of James Blaine and Elizabeth Carskaden. Rebecca was the daughter of Robert Galbraith, who was born in Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland, and of Rebecca Work, whose own father was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Speaker Blaine’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Lyon (the daughter of Col. Samuel Lyon and Eleanor Blaine). Margaret’s parents were born in Enniskillen, County Fern, Ireland. Samuel was the son of John Lyon and Margaret Armstrong. Eleanor was the daughter of James Blaine and Elizabeth Carskaden.
Speaker Blaine’s maternal grandfather was Corneilus “Neil” Gillespie, Jr. (the son of Corneilus “Neil” Gillespie and Eleanor Dougherty).
Speaker Blaine’s maternal grandmother was named Tamar Elizabeth Purcel.
Source: Genealogy of James G. Blaine – https://www.geni.com
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