Background
Weaver, James Bellamy was born on August 19, 1861 in Bloomfield, Iowa, United States. Son of General James Baird and Clara (Vinson) Weaver.
Weaver, James Bellamy was born on August 19, 1861 in Bloomfield, Iowa, United States. Son of General James Baird and Clara (Vinson) Weaver.
Student Southern Iowa Normal and Scientific Institute, Bloomfield, Iowa. Bachelor of Laws, State University of Iowa, 1882.
Member firm Gatch & Weaver, Des Moines, 1882-1885, Gatch, Conner & Weaver, 1885-1904, later practicing alone. Counsel for all electric light and power interests in Des Moines, 1904-1914, and for many years counsel in famous Des Moines river lands litigation.
Member firm Gatch & Weaver, Des Moines, 1882-1885, Gatch, Conner & Weaver, 1885-1904, later practicing alone. Member Iowa House of Representatives 3 terms, 1917-1921, and author of Iowa vocational educational law, housing law, fraudulent advertising law, community centre law, budget tax levy law, part-time schools law, and assisted in drafting Iowa good roads law. State director American Red Cross, 1917-1918.
Member State Retrenchment and Reform Committee, 1921-1922.
Mason. Chairman Iowa Child Welfare Commission.
Married Fay M. Atkins, November 7, 1889 (deceased). Children: Eastman Atkins, Persis Fay.