James P. Wickersham

James P. Wickersham
United States Chargé d'Affaires in Denmark
In office
1882
PresidentChester A. Arthur
Preceded byCharles Payson
Succeeded byWickham Hoffman
Personal details
BornMarch 5, 1825
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedMarch 25, 1891
EducationUnionville Academy
Military service
Years of service1863
Battles/warsGettysburg Campaign

James Pyle Wickersham (March 5, 1825 – March 25, 1891) was an American educator and author in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also served as the US Chargé d'Affaires in Denmark in 1882. [1]

  1. ^ Paul K. Adams, "James P. Wickersham on Education and Crime in Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania." Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 104.4 (1980): 411-433. online