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James A. Fields

1844–1903

United States

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James Apostle Fields (August, 1844 – November 23, 1903), although born enslaved in Hanover County, Virginia, became a prominent lawyer, educator and landowner in Virginia's Hampton Roads area, including serving one term in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1889-1890.

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