Historedia
Person

James G. Blaine

Events
4
Episodes
9
Years
1884–1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James G. Blaine, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Cleveland defeats Blaine in the 1884 United States presidential election

    1884

    Role: Republican nominee

    1. June 3–6, 1884 · Republican National ConventionBlaine Secures Republican Nomination

      James G. Blaine won the Republican nomination on the fourth ballot at the 1884 Chicago convention, defeating incumbent President Arthur.

    2. July 8–11, 1884 · Democratic National ConventionCleveland Wins Democratic Nomination

      Grover Cleveland secured the Democratic nomination on the second ballot at the 1884 Chicago convention, confirming his frontrunner status.

  2. Republican Convention nominates Benjamin Harrison in Chicago

    1888–1895

    Role: Republican leader who privately favored Harrison without public endorsement

    1. 1888 · Auditorium Building, ChicagoPlatform Adoption

      The convention adopted a platform supporting protective tariffs and criticizing ballot suppression, setting the campaign's main issues.

    2. June 22–25, 1888 · Auditorium Building, ChicagoPresidential Balloting

      Harrison secured the presidential nomination after multiple days of voting, including sessions on June 22, 23, and 25, 1888.

    3. June 25, 1888 · Auditorium Building, ChicagoVice Presidential Balloting

      Levi P. Morton was nominated for vice president on June 25, 1888, completing the Republican ticket.

    4. 1895 · Published accusations concerning the 1888 conventionVote Buying Allegations

      Years after the convention, John Sherman accused Russell A. Alger of purchasing Southern delegate votes; Alger denied the charge in the New York Times.

  3. Commercial Bureau of the American Republics founded

    1890

    Role: U.S. Secretary of State and proponent of the conference

    1. 14 April 1890 · Washington, D.C.Founding of the Permanent Secretariat

      The conference established a permanent secretariat, originally named the International Bureau of American Republics, on 14 April 1890.

  4. First International Conference of American States begins in Washington, D.C.

    1890

    Role: U.S. Secretary of State and initiator of the conference

    1. 20 January to 27 April 1890 · Washington, D.C.Conference Convening

      The First International Conference of American States began in Washington, D.C., on 20 January 1890, following congressional pressure on President Cleveland.

    2. 14 April 1890 · Washington, D.C.Secretariat Founding

      The conference established the International Bureau of American Republics on 14 April 1890, the precursor to the OAS.

Sources

  1. 1884 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  2. James G. Blaine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  3. Benjamin Harrison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  4. First International Conference of American States Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-21