James family.

I.C. James, Jr., born 1903 and died 1970, had practiced law in Harrodsburg from 1924 and had served as Mercer County attorney for 28 years. James was a memver of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1966 to 1968, during which time he was voted the "most colorful" representative. he was elected president of the Kentucky County Attorneys Association and also president of the Kentucky Bar Association. Additionally, James was a member of the Mercer Bar Association and he served as Mercer County Democratic Party chairman for several years. He was a prominent horseman, and was a member of the United States Trotting Horses Association and the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Lexington. He died of an apparent heart attack while exercising his trotting horses at Louisville Downs.

Other James family members have served on various other state boards, including the Kentucky State Racing Commission. Additionally, horses from the James family stables were used in the 1957 movie April Love, starring Pat Boone and Shirley Jones.

From the description of James Family Collection, 1783-1988. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 173511918

Henry and Eliza (Wills) James of Richmond, Virginia, had three sons who became prominent in Texas history as educators, soldiers, lawyers, and bankers. These were Charles Albert James (1841-1875), John Garland James (1844-1930), and Fleming Wills James (1847-1918).

John and Fleming were students and later graduates of the Virginia Military Institute while Charles attended the University of Virginia. John and Fleming were with the cadet battalion that fought at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864 and all three brothers fought for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

R.P.T. Allen organized the Texas Military Institute at Bastrop, Texas, in 1858 and John James became its president in 1868. He moved the institute to Austin in 1870 where it remained until its demise in 1879. He became the second president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (later Texas A&M) in November 1879, a position he held until 1883. By 1884, John was president of the Panhandle National Bank. He died in Dallas in 1930 and is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery at Austin, Texas.

Fleming was the commandant of cadets and taught engineering and military tactics at the Texas Military Institute. He was a founder of the Texas Volunteer Guard. Governor Oran Milo Roberts appointed him to Major General on April 6, 1880, and gave him command of this organization. Fleming was a lawyer and a judge. He eventually moved to Abilene, Texas, where he was prominent as a banker and financier until his death in 1918. Fleming had also been a poet during his younger years. His greatest effort in this field was a long poem on the death of General Albert Sidney Johnston, written in 1864. Some of his works have been published.

Charles taught modern languages at the Texas Military Institute and also practiced law. He contracted tuberculosis in a northern prison camp during the Civil War and one of the reasons he came to Texas was for his health. He traveled extensively in Mexico during the years 1871-1872 and kept a diary of his experiences. He died of tuberculosis in 1875 at the age of 34.

From the description of James Family Papers, 1865-1927 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 759406255