Background
Drake, James Madison was born on March 25, 1837 in Somerset Company, New Jersey, United States. Son of James S. and Eunice (Martin) Drake.
Drake, James Madison was born on March 25, 1837 in Somerset Company, New Jersey, United States. Son of James S. and Eunice (Martin) Drake.
Educational public schools, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Publisher Mercer Standard, Trenton, New Jersey, 1853-1854. Started Evening News, 1857. Wide Awake, 1860. Alderman, Trenton, New Jersey, 1860-1861.
Served in Union army, 1861-1865.
Married Margaret B. Taylor, January 7, 1859.