James Weaver was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
[1] Weaver was born on October 17, 1800, in Kent, England.
He moved to Oneida County, New York, in 1830 before eventually settling in Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Among their children were Thomas Weaver, a member of the Assembly, and Richard Weaver, a member of the Assembly and of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Weaver was a member of the Assembly in 1856, succeeding Joseph Bond.