James Harvey McLeary

James H. McLeary (July 27, 1845 – January 5, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the attorney general of Texas from 1880 to 1882 and as a justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court from 1886 to 1888 (appointed by President Grover Cleveland). He also served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

Early life, education, and military service Born in Smith County, Tennessee, McLeary's family moved to Texas in 1850s. He received a B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1868 and then a law degree from its law school in 1869. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1869. McLeary served in the Spanish–American War in 1898, reaching the rank of Major.

Personal life and death McLeary married Emily Mitchell in December 1869 and they had one child who survived to adulthood. After his wife died in 1872, he married Mary King in August 1875.