. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. JAMES S. ROLLINS. State University, and his efforts aided the public school system andsecured the normal schools, the school of mines, and two of the luna-tic asylums. He did much towards building up the great railroad sys-tems of the state. His first bill presented to the Legislature was oneproviding for the esta])lishment of the University and his first speechwas made in support of that bill. In 1857 he was defeated as theWhig candidate for Governor by Austin A. King. In 1860 was elected 50 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHIC
. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. JAMES S. ROLLINS. State University, and his efforts aided the public school system andsecured the normal schools, the school of mines, and two of the luna-tic asylums. He did much towards building up the great railroad sys-tems of the state. His first bill presented to the Legislature was oneproviding for the esta])lishment of the University and his first speechwas made in support of that bill. In 1857 he was defeated as theWhig candidate for Governor by Austin A. King. In 1860 was elected 50 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL a Representative from Missourito the Thirty-seventh Congress,serving on the committee on com-merce and expenditures in theWar Department; was re-electedto the Thirty-eighth Congress,serving on the committee on Na-val Atiairs. He was an able andpolished speaker, and a loyal,patriotic citizen. He died in 1881). James S. Green, a Virginian,born in Fa(][uier county, February28, 1817, with limited means anda common English education, lo-jAMES s. GREEN. cated in Lewis county, Missouri, in 1837; after many struggles with the world was admitted to the bar,in 1840, and soon acquired a lucrative practice; was a Presidentialelector in 1844, and a member of the Constitutional Convention of1845; was elected a member of Congress in 1846, serving two terms;in 1849 took the stump and made an aggressive and successful warfareagainst Hon. Thomas Benton; in 1853 President Pierce appointed himCharge d^Affairs^ and subsequently Minister Resident, at Bogota, NewGranada; was again elected a member of Congre
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