About James H. Piles
Lived 1842 – 1886 (aged 43–44). James H. Piles was an American legislator, politician, lawyer and barber.
James H. Piles was an African-American teacher, school principal, lawyer, and state legislator in Mississippi.
He was born c. 1842 in Springfield, Ohio, and before attending Oberlin College, worked as a barber. He left Mississippi after Reconstruction ended and worked in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.
He represented Panola County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1875 as a Republican. He served as Assistant Secretary of State in 1875.
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Who was James H. Piles?
Mississippi state legislator
When was James H. Piles born?
James H. Piles was born in 1842 in Springfield.
When did James H. Piles die?
James H. Piles died in 1886.
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James H. Piles was a legislator, politician, lawyer and barber.
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James H. Piles was American.
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