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Marquis James

Marquis James, American journalist and author (died 1955)

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Born
August 29, 1891
Died
November 19, 1955
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1891

About Marquis James

Marquis James was an American author and journalist, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his works The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston and The Life of Andrew Jackson. Marquis James (August 29, 1891 – November 19, 1955) was an American author and journalist, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his works The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston and The Life of Andrew Jackson. James served as an Army captain in the First World War, in France from 1917 to 1919.

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Marquis James timeline

  1. Marquis James (August 29, 1891 – November 19, 1955) was an American author and journalist, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his works The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston and The Life of Andrew Jackson.
  2. James served as an Army captain in the First World War, in France from 1917 to 1919.

The world when Marquis James was born

Marquis James was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marquis James's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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