. . "James W. Nesmith"@en . "1820Z"^^ . . "James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 \u2013 June 17, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Oregon. Born in Canada to American parents, he grew up in New Hampshire and Maine. A Democrat, he moved to Oregon Country in 1843 where he entered politics as a judge, a legislator in the Provisional Government of Oregon, a United States Marshal, and after statehood a United States Senator and Representative. Nesmith\u2019s grandson, Clifton N."@en . "American politician" . . . . "1885-06-17Z"^^ . "Nesmith, James"@en . "1861-03-04Z"^^ . "1820-07-23Z"^^ . . . "1885Z"^^ . "1867-03-04Z"^^ .