James Earnest

James Earnest
James Earnest
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 13th district
	In office; January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded by	Samuel Cole
Succeeded by	Hamilton H. Gray
	In office; January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865
Preceded by	Samuel Cole
Succeeded by	Samuel Cole
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 1, 1877 – January 7, 1878
Preceded by	Danverse Neff (Lafayette County)
Succeeded by	Bernard McGinty
Constituency	Lafayette 2nd
	In office; January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
Preceded by	Hamilton H. Gray
Succeeded by	David W. Kyle
Constituency	Lafayette 3rd
	In office; January 2, 1854 – January 7, 1856
Preceded by	Eli Robinson
Succeeded by	Matthew Murphy
Constituency	Lafayette 1st
	In office; January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded by	Nathan Olmsted
Succeeded by	Eli Robinson
Constituency	Lafayette 1st
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1818; Franklin, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1900 (aged 82); Shullsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Matthews New Catholic Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary E. McGown (m. 1847⁠–⁠1900)
Children	Laura (Hughes); (b. 1847; died 1917); Katherine "Kate" (Dunlop); (b. 1850; died 1929); Arethusa R. "Susan" (Leclerc); (b. 1852; died 1924); James Emmett Earnest; (b. 1853; died 1902); Ida B. (Porter); (b. 1856; died 1892); Gratton William Earnest; (b. 1857; died 1917); Walter Washington Earnest; (b. 1859; died 1920); Charles D. Earnest; (b. 1861);

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James Harrison Earnest (January 11, 1818 – June 12, 1900) was an American Democratic politician and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Assembly, representing Lafayette County.