James McBride (pioneer)

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James McBride (1788 – 1859) was a prominent pioneer statesman in Butler County, Ohio. He was Hamilton's first Mayor, and a prominent State Representative associated with the canals, archaeologist who supplied a considerable number of sketches of earthworks for early texts on the Mississippi Valley, Ohio's leading pioneer author and antiquarian, Miami University Secretary and President of the Board of Trustees, Butler County's fifth Sheriff, a surveyor, and an officer of other various entities. James McBride married the daughter of Judge Lytle, of the Lytle family of the Ohio River Valley, and was through her kinsman with Sen. Homer T. Bone, and Governor of Ohio Andrew L. Harris. McBride's son in law was Roger N. Stembel, a commander of the Pacific Fleet.

McBride became an ardent convert to John C. Symmes' Hollow Earth theory, and wrote a book in support of it in 1826.

McBride Hall is a dormitory on the Miami University campus named in McBride's memory.

[edit] References

• History of the Butler County, Ohio Sheriff's Office
• John C. Symmes' Hollow Earth Theory

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NAME	McBride, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Pioneer/statesman in Ohio
DATE OF BIRTH	1788
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1859
PLACE OF DEATH