James Alexander McDougall (November 19 1817 – September 3 1867) was an American attorney and politician elected to statewide office in two U.S. states then to the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. A gifted orator McDougall began his career as a civil engineer in New York then read law rising quickly to heights in his profession in Illinois where he became a friend of fellow prairie attorneys Abraham Lincoln Edward D. Baker and Stephen Douglas.
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active years end date
1855-03-04, 1867-03-04
active years start date
1853-03-04, 1861-03-04
birth date
1817-11-19
birth place
Bethlehem New York
death date
1867-09-03
death place
Albany New York
occupation
Lawyer, Politician
order in office
United States Senator, from California
party
Union (American Civil War)
region
California, California's at-large congressional district
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