James Earnest

James Earnest was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography
Earnest was born James Harrison Earnest in Franklin, Kentucky in 1818. In 1836, he moved to Shullsburg, Wisconsin. He died in 1900.

Career
Earnest was a member of the Assembly four times. First, in 1852, second, from 1854 to 1855, third, from 1857 to 1857 and fourth, in 1877. He was a member of the Senate twice. First, from 1863 to 1864 and second, from 1867 to 1868. He was a Democrat.

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Category:People from Franklin, Kentucky
Category:People from Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin state senators
Category:Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Wisconsin Democrats
Category:1818 births
Category:1900 deaths
Category:19th-century American politicians