James G. Maguire

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James George McGuire (1853 - 1920) was an American politician who served as a representative of California. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, McGuire moved with his parents to California in April 1854. He attended the public schools of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County and the private academy of Joseph K. Fallon. McGuire served as a member of the State Assembly from 1875-1877. He studied law and was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of California in January 1878, commencing practice in San Francisco. McGuire then served as a judge of the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco from 1882-1888, before being elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1899). He did not seek renomination but was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of California in 1898. After the election, he resumed his law practice in San Francisco, where he died on June 20, 1920. He is interred at Greenlawn Cemetery.