James Holliday | |
Birth Date: | January 19, 1818 |
Death Date: | May 16, 1851 (aged 33) |
Birth Place: | Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Office: | Member of the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives |
Term Start: | 1847 |
Term End: | 1848 |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
James Holliday (January 19, 1818 - May 16, 1851) was an American lawyer and politician.
Holliday was born in Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
Holliday studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar. In 1843, Holliday moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, and practiced law. In 1847 and 1848, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives and helped prepare the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1847.[1]
Holliday died suddenly in Milwaukee during a court session of a heart attack.