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James Gillespie Birney (February 4, 1792 – November 18, 1857) [2] was an American abolitionist, politician, and attorney born in Danville, Kentucky. He changed from being a planter and slave owner to abolitionism, publishing the abolitionist weekly The Philanthropist .
The assembly nominated James G. Birney for president and called for a national convention of political abolitionists to meet at Albany, New York to organize the new party. [11] The Albany convention was attended by 121 delegates from six states who nominated Birney for president and Thomas Earle for vice president on
James Birney was born in Danville, Kentucky, the eldest son of Agatha (McDowell) and James Gillespie Birney, who was a presidential candidate for the Liberty Party in the 1840 and 1844 elections. Birney spent his early years in Alabama and Kentucky.
James Birney may refer to: James G. Birney (1792–1857), abolitionist, candidate for the U.S. presidency on the Liberty Party ticket James M. Birney (1817–1888), Michigan politician, son of James G. Birney
James G. Birney was the two-time presidential nominee of the Liberty Party, a forerunner of the Free Soil Party.. Though William Lloyd Garrison and most other abolitionists of the 1830s had generally shunned the political system, a small group of abolitionists founded the Liberty Party in 1840.
Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Massachusetts by a margin of 10.62%. With 8.20% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be James G. Birney's second strongest state after neighboring New Hampshire. [2]
Birney is a surname of Scottish origin. [1] Notable people with the surname include: David B. Birney (1825–1864), American Civil War Union general; David Birney (born 1939), American actor; Earle Birney (1904–1995), Canadian poet; Ewan Birney (born 1972), British biologist; Jack Birney (1928–1995), Australian politician
Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Polk won Michigan by a margin of 6.03%. With 6.53% of the popular vote, Michigan would prove to be Jame G. Birney's fourth strongest state after New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont. [1]