James Schouler | |
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| Born | (1839-03-20)March 20, 1839 West Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 16, 1920(1920-04-16) (aged 81) Intervale, New Hampshire |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, historian |
| Notable work | History of the United States under the Constitution, 1789–1865 |
| Father | William Schouler |
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James Schouler (March 20, 1839 – April 16, 1920) was an Americanlawyer andhistorian best known for his historical workHistory of the United States under the Constitution, 1789–1865.[1]
Schouler was born inWest Cambridge (now Arlington), Massachusetts.[2] He was the son ofWilliam Schouler, who from 1847 to 1853 edited theBoston Atlas, one of the leadingWhig journals ofNew England. He graduated atHarvard in 1859, after which he taught for a year atSt. Paul's School.[2] He studiedlaw inBoston and was admitted to the bar there in 1862. In 1869 he removed toWashington, where for three years he published theUnited States Jurist.[3]
After his return to Boston in 1874, he devoted himself to office practice and to literary pursuits. He was a lecturer atBoston University School of Law between 1885 and 1903, a non-resident professor and lecturer in theNational University Law School, Washington, DC, in 1887–1909, and a lecturer on American history and constitutional law atJohns Hopkins University in 1908.[4]
Schouler is best known, however, as an historian. In 1896–1897 he was president of theAmerican Historical Association.[5] He was elected a member of theAmerican Antiquarian Society in 1907.[6]
He died inIntervale, New Hampshire on April 16, 1920.[7]
His most important work isHistory of the United States under the Constitution, 1789–1865 (7 vols, 1880–1917) whose components include:
Among his other publications are:
His legal treatises are:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schouler, James".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 377–378.
