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James Stanley Freeman (May 12, 1874 in
Jasper, Alabama Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 14,352 as of the 2010 census. Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and ...
– April 26, 1960 in
Jasper, AL Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 14,352 as of the 2010 census. Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and ...
), known as "Big Jim", was an Alabama millionaire in the early 20th century and one of the first Americans to amount a fortune through
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investments. He was famous for making and losing over a million dollars twice before 1900. Freeman retired as one of the wealthiest men in the
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. He and his wife, Willie Lee Shepherd, had one son,
James Shepherd Freeman James Shepherd Freeman (1900 – 1962) was a World War II admiral in the United States Navy and the son of the Alabama millionaire James Stanley Freeman. Early life Freeman was born on April 30, 1900, in Jasper, Alabama. He graduated from the Un ...
, a
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admiral. His grandson was James Shepherd Freeman Jr. {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, James Stanley 1874 births 1960 deaths People from Jasper, Alabama Businesspeople from Alabama