S9.com / Biographies /
Broadhead, James Overton (James)
1819 - Broadhead was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on the 29th of May.
- He studied law at St. Louis, Missouri after a one year stay in the University of Virginia.
1850-1853 - He also served in the Missouri Senate before returning to private practice as a partner in a law firm back in St Louis.
1861 - He formed the Committee of Safety to oppose the growing southern factions in the lead up to the American Civil War and was a member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention that delcared Missouri's loyalty to the Union.
1876 - Broadheard worked closely on the Whisky Ring bribery cases.
1978 - He was chosen as the president of the new American Bar Association.
1882-1885 - Broadheard represented Missouri in the House of Representatives as a Democrat.
1893 - He was as special commissioner to France and later minister to Switzerland.
1898 - He died on the 7th of August.
- He studied law at St. Louis, Missouri after a one year stay in the University of Virginia.
1850-1853 - He also served in the Missouri Senate before returning to private practice as a partner in a law firm back in St Louis.
1861 - He formed the Committee of Safety to oppose the growing southern factions in the lead up to the American Civil War and was a member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention that delcared Missouri's loyalty to the Union.
1876 - Broadheard worked closely on the Whisky Ring bribery cases.
1978 - He was chosen as the president of the new American Bar Association.
1882-1885 - Broadheard represented Missouri in the House of Representatives as a Democrat.
1893 - He was as special commissioner to France and later minister to Switzerland.
1898 - He died on the 7th of August.
  | Page last updated: 5:47pm, 28 |
