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John Hough James
1800–1881American lawyer, politician and businessman
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John Hough James was born in 1800. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. In Virginia, 276 towns have someone on the list.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.