Early Life
James Robert Mann was born near Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois on October 20, 1856. Mann attended University of Illinois at Urbana and graduated in 1876. He graduated from Union College of Law in 1881 and became a lawyer in Chicago. Mann held several local political offices before serving in the House of Representatives.
His older brother was Frank Irving Mann (b) 5/8/1854 (d) 10/4/1937 farmer, editor of the Prairie Farmer news publication, and author of The Farmers Creed. prairiebluestem.blogspot.com/2007/03/farmers-creed-and-its-author-frank-i.html
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