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James E. O'Hara

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American politician (1844-1905)

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James Edward O'Hara was an American politician and attorney who in 1882, after the Reconstruction era, was the second African American to be elected to Congress from North Carolina. He was born in New York City to parents of mixed-race West Indian and Irish ancestry and was raised in the West Indies.

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O'Hara c. 1900-1905O'Hara c. 1900-1905O'Hara (seated, far right) among members of the New Bern Bar Association, June 15, 1905O'Hara (seated, far right) among members of the New Bern Bar Association, June 15, 1905O'Hara family portrait (Elizabeth Eleanor, James E., and Raphael) c. 1883O'Hara family portrait (Elizabeth Eleanor, James E., and Raphael) c. 1883

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James Edward O'Hara was an American politician and attorney who in 1882, after the Reconstruction era, was the second African American to be elected to Congress from North Carolina. He was born in New York City to parents of mixed-race West Indian and Irish ancestry and was raised in the West Indies. As a young man, he traveled to the southern United States after the American Civil War with religious missionaries from the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, an independent black denomination, to help freedmen establish independent lives and new congregations. O'Hara became active in politics, being elected as a Republican to local and state offices.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1844 to 1905 · aged 61
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