James Wilson Squier
{{short description|American politician and lawyer (died 1940)}}
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| name = James Wilson Squier
| image = James Wilson Squier (1913) (cropped).png
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| caption = Portrait of Squier in 1913 newspaper
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = Cecil County
| term_start = 1908
| term_end = 1910
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| alongside = James C. McCauley and Clinton J. Yerkes
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| birth_place = Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and given age|1940|10|16|86}}
| death_place = near Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S.
| resting_place = West Nottingham Cemetery
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Helen Rowland
| children =
| relatives = Cecil Clyde Squier (brother)
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James Wilson Squier (died October 16, 1940) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1908 to 1910.
Early life
James Wilson Squier was born in Port Deposit, Maryland, to John Squier. His father was a reverend and superintendent of education in Cecil County. Squier was educated at West Nottingham Academy and studied law under judge Frederick Stump.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-james-wilson-squier-8/125871065/ |title=James Wilson Squier |date=1913-02-08 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-04}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-midland-journal-j-wilson-squier-18/125867739/ |title=J. Wilson Squier |date=1940-10-18 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-04}}{{Open access}} His brother was state senator Cecil Clyde Squier.
Career
Squier was a state's attorney of Cecil County in 1903.
Squier was a Democrat. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1908 to 1910.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/cehouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2000-02-01 |access-date=2023-06-04}} In 1913, Squier ran for the Democratic nomination for the Maryland Senate, but lost to Byron Bouchelle.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-the-primary-election-resu/125878864/ |title=The Primary Election Results |date=1913-09-13 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-04}}{{Open access}}
Personal life
References
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:People from Port Deposit, Maryland
Category:Politicians from Cecil County, Maryland
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:State's attorneys in Maryland
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly