Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

found: The State House and the Blaine House, 1981 (subj.)p. 21 (James Gillespie Blaine, 1830-1893; statesman)

found: Pauncefote, J. Behring Sea correspondence, Apr. 20-June 27, 1891, 1891?:p. 8 (James G. Blaine, U.S. Dept. of State)

found: Wagner, H. Blaine's grand march, c1884:caption (Jas. G. Blaine's grand march)

found: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass, accessed June 10, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Blaine, James G.; James Gillespie Blaine; "the Plumed Knight of Maine"; educator, newspaper editor / publisher, secretary of state, presidential candidate; born 31 January, 1830 in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States; graduated from Washington College (later called Washington and Jefferson College) (1847); taught and studied law in Philadelphia; was newspaper owner and editor in Maine (1854); entered state politics on his way to Congress (1862); speaker of the House (1869-1875); leader of the Half-Breed fraction, Republican Party; Secretary of State (1880); received the Republican nomination for president (1884); was appointed Secretary of State (1888-1892); was one of the most polarizing political figures in American history, considered by some a demagogue who sold out African Americans cause; died 27 January, 1893 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States)