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William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821 – November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode . Early life. Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of William Sharon and Susan Kirk. He attended Ohio University.
May 23, 2021 · The Sharon building (Sharon Art Studio) in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif., on May 4, 2021. “You know I can’t take my money with me,” William Sharon told the crowd at his campaign ...
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Dec 28, 2018 · Then in 1883, Pleasant became entangled in the scandalous trial of Nevada Sen. William Sharon, who was accused of seducing and then abandoning, a young woman, Sarah Althea Hill. Bibbs describes it as the O.J. Simpson trial of its day in how this case obsessed the press and public alike — “reported everywhere, every day” across the nation ...
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Sarah Althea Hill (March 26, 1850 – February 14, 1937) was a socialite, mistress, and mentally unstable woman with a history of violent behavior who became a national celebrity when she sued millionaire Senator William Sharon for divorce, citing adultery, in 1883. She claimed he had secretly married her three years earlier in a private contract.
William Sharon (9 January 1821-13 November 1885) was a Republican US Senator from Nevada from 4 March 1875 to 3 March 1881, succeeding William M. Stewart and preceding James G. Fair. William Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio on 9 January 1821, and he became a lawyer in Carrollton, Illinois...
Jun 2, 2017 · In 1883, Terry’s wife had filed a lawsuit (Sharon vs. Sharon) against the multimillionaire U.S. Senator William Sharon, claiming she had been married to him in secret some years ago and that, having been callously discarded by the womanizing senator, she was owed a divorce settlement. After five years the case ended up at a federal circuit ...
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In 1883, Mary Ellen became involved in a complicated situation with a young woman named Sarah Althea Hill Sharon. Sarah claimed that she secretly married William Sharon, a wealthy investor. Sarah sued for divorce and accused William of being unfaithful.
