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SPARKMAN, James Truslow, reformer, born in Brooklyn, New York, 27 Sep., 1S42. He was educated at Brooklyn polytechnic institute and at Tarrytown institute, after which he followed a special course of commercial training. In 1S61 he entered into business with his father, James D. Sparkman, who was a large importing merchant, with whom he continued until after the civil war. Mr. Sparkman has been active in politics, although not holding office, and his opinion and counsel are valued by the leaders of the Democratic party. In recent years he has advocated various measures of reform, notably the labor-day bill, the half-holiday bill, the small-parks bill, and the tenement-house reform bill, and has been uniformly successful in procuring the passage of measures of reformatory legislation. He secured the commutation of the sentence of the Theiss boycotters, who were imprisoned for a long period at a time when public feeling was bitter against them. Mr. Spark-man has contributed to various periodicals.
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