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James H. Washington
1850–1916
United States
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Biography
James H. Washington (May 1, 1850 – December 23, 1916) was a school principal and state legislator in Texas. Washington was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He graduated from school at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin Academy), and moved to Washington, D.C., with his family.
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