James Beckwourth
Born: April 26, 1798
Died: October 29, 1866 (aged 68)
Bio: James Pierson Beckwourth, born James Beckwith and generally known as, Jim Beckwourth was an American mountain man, fur trader, and explorer. A mulatto born into slavery in Virginia, he was freed by his father and apprenticed to a blacksmith; later he moved to the American West.
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