Background
Easby-Smith, James S. was born on May 17, 1870 in Tuskaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of William Russell Smith (member United States and Confederate congresses—president University of Alabama, etc.) and Wilhelmine Maria (Easby) Smith.
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James S. Easby-Smith
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Graduate Georgetown College, 1891. A.M., 1892, law department, 1893, LL. M., 1894.
Career
Associate editor, 1888-1890, editor-in-chief, 1891, Georgetown College Journal. Admitted to bar, Washington, 1894. Law examiner Department of Justice, 1893-1899.
Sp’l assistant United State Attorneys, E. district Louisiana 1896. Pardon attorney Department of Justice, 1899-1904. Assistant United State Attorneys, District of Columbia, 1904-1906.
Quiz master Georgetown University Law School, since 1904. Lecturer on constitutional history, Georgetown College, 1905. Author: The Songs of Sappho (original text Sappho, with life and original verse translation), 1891-1801.
The Songs of Alcaeus (original text Alcaeus, with life, critical notes and original verse translation), 1901 L25. The Law of Pardons (a digest of the laws and decisions relating to pardons and other acts of executive clemency under the United States and the several States), 1903 W8. The Department of Justice.
Its History and Functions, 1904 L25. History of Georgetown University, District of Columbia, 1789-1907. Contb’r literature articles, stories and poems to various periodicals since 1887.
Residence: 1358 Kenyon St. Office: Century Building, Washington District of Columbia‡.
Membership
Member United States and Confederate congresses—president University.
Connections
Married Washington, June 5, 1894, Lilian Louise Strong.
