James Gillespie Blaine was born January 31 , 1830 in West Brownsville , Pennsylvania , the third child of Ephraim Lyon Blaine and his wife Maria ( Gillespie ) Blaine .
Blaine was born on January 31 , 1830 in West Brownsville , Pennsylvania . He was the third child of Ephraim Lyon Blaine and his wife Maria Gillespie Blaine .