Biography:

James Albert Wales was an American cartoonist.  He was born on August 20, 1852 in Clyde, Ohio.  He attended public school in Ohio and later traveled to London and Paris to study art.  He worked for an engraver in Toledo before moving to Cleveland to work as a cartoonist for the Cleveland Ledger.  He became chief cartoonist for Leslie’s Ilustrated Newspaper.  In 1879, Joseph Keppler hired him to work as a cartoonist at Puck.  In 1881, he had a disagreement with Joseph Keppler, left the magazine, and founded Judge.  Wales sold Judge in 1885 to William J. Arkell and went back to work for Keppler at Puck.  He died at the age of 34 of a drug overdose.