* James Armistead Lafayette ( circa 1760 – 1830 ), aka James Armistead, African-American Revolutionary War spy

* James Armistead, America's first spy ; an African American who provided the information to the Continental Army that Cornwallis was headed to Yorktown in 1781.

Lewis A. Armistead, Richard B. Garnett, and James L. Kemper, was on the right flank of the assault.

During this tour he recognized and embraced James Armistead Lafayette, a free negro who took his last name to honor him ; while in Yorktown, the story of the event was reported by the Richmond Enquirer.

Richard Barnes Mason was a grandson of George Mason ( 1725 – 1792 ); son of George Mason V ( 1753 – 1796 ); brother of George Mason VI ( 1786 – 1834 ); grandnephew of Thomson Mason ( 1733 – 1785 ); first cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason ( 1760 – 1803 ), John Thomson Mason ( 1765 – 1824 ), and William Temple Thomson Mason ( 1782 – 1862 ); first cousin of Thomson Francis Mason ( 1785 – 1838 ) and James Murray Mason ( 1798 – 1871 ); second cousin of Armistead Thomson Mason ( 1787 – 1819 ), John Thomson Mason ( 1787 – 1850 ), and John Thomson Mason, Jr. ( 1815 – 1873 ); and second cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason ( 1811 – 1843 ).

Facsimile of Marquis de Lafayette's certificate of commendation of James Armistead Lafayette, 1784

Although the Virginia Assembly passed a manumission act in 1782 allowing for the freedom of any slave by his or her owner, James remained the property of William Armistead ( A 1783 law specifically targeted at freeing slaves whose owners had used them as substitutes for army service in exchange for their liberty did not apply to James ).

However, in 1786, with the support of William Armistead ( then a member of the House of Delegates ) and carrying a 1784 testimonial of his service from the Marquis de Lafayette, James petitioned the Virginia Assembly for his freedom ( The facsimile of the letter of commendation can be viewed on the Lafayette College website ,< ref >

At Yorktown, James Armistead, a slave who had joined Lafayette's service with his master's permission, crossed into Cornwallis ' lines in the guise of an escaped slave, and was recruited by Cornwallis to return to American lines as a spy.

Cato appears again at the end of the series when he does not tell on an African American Patriot spy, James Armistead, whose spying was crucial to the American victory at Yorktown, which ends the war for American independence.

* James Armistead

James Murray Mason was a grandson of George Mason ( 1725 – 1792 ); nephew of George Mason V ( 1753 – 1796 ); grandnephew of Thomson Mason ( 1733 – 1785 ); first cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason ( 1760 – 1803 ) and John Thomson Mason ( 1765 – 1824 ); son of John Mason ( 1766 – 1849 ) and Anna Maria Murray Mason ( 1776 – 1857 ); first cousin of Thomson Francis Mason ( 1785 – 1838 ), George Mason VI ( 1786 – 1834 ), and Richard Barnes Mason ( 1797 – 1850 ); second cousin of Armistead Thomson Mason ( 1787 – 1819 ), John Thomson Mason ( 1787 – 1850 ), and John Thomson Mason, Jr. ( 1815 – 1873 ); second cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason ( 1811 – 1843 ); and first cousin thrice removed of Charles O ' Conor Goolrick.

Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet, with Yorick's skull ( Photographer: James Lafayette, c. 1885 – 1900 )

* 1793 – James Madison Porter, American politician, 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College ( d. 1862 )

* 1970 – Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests.

St. John's Episcopal Church, just across Lafayette Square, north of the White House, and built in 1815 – 1816, is the church nearest to the White House, and its services have been attended at least once by nearly every president since James Madison ( 1809 – 1817 ).

* James Lafayette, pseudonym of James Stack Lauder ( 1853 – 1923 ), Irish portrait photographer

The names of the known dead were all listed with hometowns in the New York Times, and included these names from Berrien County: Lester Hancock, Arthur Harper, William P. Hayes, Benjamin McCranie, James M. McMillan, Shelly Lloyd Webb, Joe Wheeler, Jim M. Boyett, Lafayette Gaskins, Bennie E. Griner, Robert J. Hancock, George H. Hutto, Thomas J. Simmons, Max Easters, G. Bruce Faircloth, Thomas, H. Holland, Ralph Knight, William McMillan, John Franklin Moore, Wiliam Zeigler, Thomas W. Sirmons, Charley Railey, and Tillman W. Robinson.

Youngest son, James Madison Porter, was Secretary of War under President John Tyler & founder of Lafayette College in Easton.

* Gaines, James R. For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette and their Revolutions.

In 1882, on April 3, the outlaw Jesse James was killed at his home, originally located at 1318 Lafayette, now sited next to The Patee House.

In 1824, President James Monroe invited Lafayette to the United States as the " nation's guest "; during the trip, he visited all twenty-four states.

James Monroe secured passports for Adrienne from Connecticut, which had granted the entire Lafayette family citizenship.

President James Monroe invited Lafayette to visit the United States from August 1824 to September 1825, in part to celebrate the nation's 50th anniversary.

James McHenry, whom Lafayette considered a good friend, built a country seat on 95 acres and named it Fayetteville in his honor.

James Lafayette Dickey ( February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997 ) was an American poet and novelist.

James Norman Hall ( 1887 – 1951 ) of the Lafayette Escadrille, 1917

The story of the Lafayette Escadrille has been adapted into three films: The Legion of the Condemned ( 1928 ) a William A. Wellman film ; Lafayette Escadrille ( 1958 ), a Wellman film starring Tab Hunter, and Flyboys ( 2006 ), directed by Tony Bill and starring James Franco.

The exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille are also captured in several works of historical fiction including: Falcons of France by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall ( 1929 ), To the Last Man by Jeffrey Shaara, Valiant Volunteers by Terry L. Johnson ( 2005 ), An Ace Minus One by Timothy Morrisroe ( 2006 ), and Kickapoo by Thomas Wilson ( 2006 ).

* Riley, Franklin Lafayette, " Alcorn, James Lusk " in Dictionary of American Biography Volume 1 ( 1928 ).

James Madison was also influenced by the Declaration while drafting the Bill of Rights ( completed September 1787, approved 1789 ), as was the Marquis de Lafayette in voting the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ( 1789 ).

* Gaines, James R. For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette and their Revoltuions.

In early December 1891, Canadian American Dr. James Naismith, a physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School ( YMCA ) ( today, Springfield College ) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA ), was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day.

Robert James Lee " Bob " Hawke AC GCL ( born 9 December 1929 ) is a former Australian politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991.

Chaplin also concentrated on his family, to which he and Oona added three more children, Jane Cecil ( b. 23 May 1957 ), Annette Emily ( b. 3 December 1959 ) and Christopher James ( b. 8 July 1962 ).

In 1831, a legislative assembly was established by local consent at a meeting of principal inhabitants held at Pedro St. James Castle on December 5 of that year.

On 2 December 1823, US President James Monroe specifically addressed Cuba and other European colonies in his proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine.

Mike Mullen | Mullen ( CNO in December 2006 ) with some of his predecessors: Vern Clark | Clark, James D. Watkins | Watkins, Thomas B. Hayward | Hayward and Jay L. Johnson | Johnson

James Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976 ) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

An evolution expounded in the book which attempts to explain the facts leading up to the Act of Union 1707 dates all the way back to the 6 December 1604 when King James was presented with a proposed embellishment for unification.

James E. Norris died in December 1952.

Three months later, Josiah Child and his deputy had an audience with James II, and as per the ensuing discussions, a Charter was issued by the king on December 30, 1687 which established the Corporation of Madras.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, his role was turned over to full-time director of OCD, James M. Landis.

Forrest J. Ackerman ( born Forrest James Ackerman ; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008 ) was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan.

Following a defeat of his forces at the Battle of Reading on 9 December, James and his wife fled the nation ; James, however, returned to London for a two-week period that culminated in his final departure for France on 23 December.

James Joseph Brown ( May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006 ) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist.

The three courts of Vienna, Berlin and St Petersburg had come to an understanding as to their attitude in the Eastern question, and their views were embodied in the dispatch, known as the " Andrássy Note ", sent on 30 December 1875 by Andrássy to Count Beust, the Austrian ambassador to the Court of St James.

James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger ( 13 December 1769 – 17 April 1844 ) was an English lawyer, politician and judge.

James Logan Jones, Jr. ( born December 19, 1943 ) is the former United States National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps General.

As of December 2006, Jones was one of five serving Marine Corps four-star general officers who outranked the current commandant of the Marine Corps ( General James T. Conway ) in terms of seniority and time in grade — the others being Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace ; former commandant Michael Hagee, commander of U. S. Strategic Command James E. Cartwright, and Assistant Commandant Robert Magnus.

Christmas Island was discovered by Captain James Cook on Christmas Eve ( 24 December ) 1777.

Wallace was succeeded by James Miller in November 1997, followed in December 1999 by Ford executive Mark Fields, who has been credited with expanding Mazda's new product lineup and leading the turnaround during the early 2000s.

Following the death of the club's principal benefactor,, in October 1927, the club's finances deteriorated to the extent that Manchester United would likely have gone bankrupt had it not been for James W. Gibson, who, in December 1931, invested £ 2, 000 and assumed control of the club.