OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
James Baird Weaver 

BORN:
June 12, 1833
Dayton, Ohio

DIED:
February 6, 1912 (age 78)
Des Moines, Iowa

EDUCATION:
University of Cincinnati (LLB, 1856)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican (until 1876)
Greenback (1877–1889)
Populist (1890–1908)
Democratic (1908–1912)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1835:
Moved to Michigan
1853-1856:
Studied Law in Bloomfield, Iowa
1856:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Bloomfield, Iowa
1861-1864:
Served in the Iowa Volunteer Infantry
1866-1869
District Attorney for the Second Judicial District of Iowa
1867-1873:
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the First District of Iowa
1879-1881:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (Greenback-IA)
1880:
Unsuccessful Greenback Nominee for President
1882:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Election to Congress
1885-1889:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (Greenback-IA)
1888, 1894, 1898
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to Congress
1892:
Unsuccessful Populist Nominee for President 
1901-1903:
Mayor of Colfax, Iowa

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia