Name/Title
James, William K.: Portrait, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
P2015.1.279Description
James, William K.: Portrait, c. 1900. William Knowles James, a prominent attorney and judge in Buchanan County. He married Mary Armstrong Tootle, daughter of Thomas E. Tootle (and sister of Ellen Bell Tootle who married Graham G. Lacy). James was born in 1852, was a Yale friend of John I. MacDonald of St. Joseph, and Wm Taft, who later became U.S. President. James came to St. Joseph in 1878. He was a Missouri State Representative from Andrew County in 1917. He died at age 75 in 1927.
Oval photo of James, bust view, his chin supported with his left hand. He is balding with mustache. He is wearing a high starched collar under a dark suit. b/wMade/Created
Studio
Byarly StudioDate made
1900Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Tootle Family, Lacy FamilyDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 3½" x 5"
Matted on heavy gray board, 7" x 9"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Knowles JamesPerson or Organization
Mary Armstrong TootleProvenance
Notes
These photos were in the possession of the Lacy family until their donation to the St. Joseph Museum about 2010.