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Jesse E. James
American lawyer, actor
"Jesse James, Jr." redirects here. For the unrelated film, see Jesse James, Jr. (film).
Jesse Edwards "Tim" James (August 31, 1875 – March 26, 1951) was the only surviving son of American outlaw Jesse Woodson James.[1] He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, during the height of Jesse James' career as an outlaw.
His mother was Zerelda.
Jesse edward james biography
Personal life
James was named after his father, American outlaw Jesse James. He went by the name of Tim Edwards in his youth to conceal his relationship to his father. After his father's death, James and his family lived in Kansas City and were taken under the wing of Thomas T.
Crittenden Jr., the son of Governor Thomas Theodore Crittenden, who had signed what would become the death warrant of the outlaw Jesse James. In 1898 James was arrested, and stood trial in 1899 for the robbery of a Missouri Pacific train.
Defended by noted progressive lawyer Frank P. Walsh, James was acquitted of the ro