James H. McBride
| James Haggin McBride | |
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James Haggin McBride
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| Born | 1814 Mercer County, Kentucky |
| Died | March 1864 (aged 49–50) Yell County, Arkansas |
| Place of burial | Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, Arkansas |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |
 Colonel (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | merchant, manufacturer, attorney |
Confederate
Missouri militia general
James Haggin McBride (1814 – March 1864) was an American businessman, lawyer, banker, judge, legislator, and soldier. He served as a Confederate Missouri militia general during the American Civil War, later dying in the conflict from pneumonia in 1864 after being appointed a Colonel in the Confederate States Army, in which he was too ill to actively serve.
James H. McBride was born in 1814 near Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Upon reaching adulthood he relocated to Monroe County, Missouri, where he became a merchant and manufacturer in the city of Paris. McBride began to study law and was admitted to the bar association of Missouri, and also married Mildred A. Barnes, a resident of Cooper County.
McBride then moved his family to Springfield, where he founded a successful law practice. While there he also became president of the Springfield Bank. In 1850 McBride relocated to California, and in 1853 he returned to Missouri. He was elected to the Missouri Legislature, representing Texas County as a Democrat. In 1859 McBride moved to Houston, the county seat of Texas County, and in 1860 he was elected a circuit judge there.
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