James R. Angel (February 12, 1836, in

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– October 4, 1899, in

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) was an American lawyer and politician from

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and

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Life

He was the son of William G. Angel (1790–1858) and Clarissa (English) Angel. In 1858, he moved to

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, and later to

. In 1862, he was elected to a three-year term in the Washington Territorial Council (the forerunner of the

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), but attended only the session of 1863, then resigned and returned to

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. In 1865, he returned to New York, studied law with his brother

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(1817–1889), was admitted to the bar at Buffalo in 1867, and commenced practice in partnership with his brother Wilkes at Belmont. In 1868, he removed to

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, then in

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, and resumed his law practice there in partnership with his brother William P. Angel (1813–1869). On May 21, 1871, he married Addie L. Bigelow, and they had two daughters. In 1874, Morrisania was annexed by

, becoming part of the 23rd Ward. In November 1873, expecting the annexation, Angel ran on the

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ticket for Civil Justice of the Tenth Judicial District of the city, but was defeated by Tammany man John Flanagan. In November 1879, Angel ran again and was elected to a six-year term. In 1885, Angel was not re-nominated by the Republicans and ran as an Independent for re-election, but was defeated. He died of

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at his home at 1,274 Franklin Ave. in The Bronx. Texas Angel (1839–1903) a lawyer in

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contender for U.S. Senator from Idaho in 1897 was his brother.

References

''THE Xth JUDICIAL DISTRICT''
in NYT on October 19, 1879
''JUSTICE ANGEL AND HIS CLERK''
in NYT on January 17, 1880
''JUSTICE ANGEL'S NEW CLERK''
in NYT on December 6, 1885
''DEATH LIST OF A DAY'';...Ex-Justice James R. Angel
in NYT on October 5, 1899
''No Choice in Idaho''
in NYT on January 17, 1897
Members of the Washington Territorial Legislature
at Washington State Legislature site
''History of Idaho''
by Hiram Taylor French (Vol. 3, Lewis Publishing, 1914; page 991) {{DEFAULTSORT:Angel, James R 1836 births 1899 deaths People from Angelica, New York Members of the Washington Territorial Legislature 19th-century American legislators New York (state) state court judges New York (state) Republicans Politicians from the Bronx Morrisania, Bronx 19th-century American judges