James, William K.: Portrait, c. 1910. Portrait in mid-life. James is balding with graying mustache. Profile view, looking to left. Tuxedo jacket with windsor-knotted tie inserted into white vest. Sepia.
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.
Made/Created
Studio
Gist-Shultz Studio
Date made
1910
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Tootle Family, Lacy Family
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Dimension Notes
Appears matted on paper, 14" x 10", inserted into portfolio.
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
May 5, 2015
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Knowles James
Person or Organization
Mary Armstrong Tootle
Provenance
Notes
These photos were in the possession of the Lacy family until their donation to the St. Joseph Museum about 2010.
