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Also Known As James Gillespie Blaine
Born January 31, 1830 • Pennsylvania
Died January 27, 1893 (aged 62) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office United States Senate (1876-1881), United States • House of Representatives (1863-1876), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In Bering Sea Dispute • United States presidential election of 1876 • United States presidential election of 1880 • United States presidential election of 1884 • United States presidential election of 1888 • United States presidential election of 1892 • Pan-American conferences

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Blaine, photograph by Mathew Brady
The Raven, caricature depicting Pres. Benjamin Harrison, seated, with a bust of his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, and a raven with the head of Secretary of State James G. Blaine; by Joseph Keppler, 1890.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1884 presidential election by state. States won by Grover Cleveland (Democratic) are shaded in blue, and those won by James G. Blaine (Republican) are shaded in red. Electoral vote counts are marked on each state, with Cleveland receiving 219 electoral votes and Blaine receiving 182. A faded American flag forms the background.
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