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James G. Fair. James Graham Fair (December 3, 1831 – December 28, 1894) was an Irish immigrant to the United States who became a highly successful mining engineer and businessman. His investments in silver mines in Nevada made him a millionaire, and he was one of the famous "silver kings" who became wealthy on the Comstock Lode.
James Graham Fair was an Irish immigrant to the United States who became a highly successful mining engineer and businessman. His investments in silver mines in Nevada made him a millionaire, and he was one of the famous "silver kings" who became wealthy on the Comstock Lode. Fair later became a real estate investor and railroad builder in California. In 1881, he was elected a United States ...
James Graham Fair (3 December 1831-28 December 1894) was a Democratic US Senator from Nevada from 4 March 1881 to 3 March 1887, succeeding William Sharon and preceding William M. Stewart. James Graham Fair was born in Clogher, Ireland in 1831, and he emigrated to Illinois in 1843 and later engaged in gold prospecting in California and Nevada, where he became a mine superintendent in Virginia ...
James Grubbs Martin (born December 11, 1935) is an American chemist and politician who served as the 70th governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 1973 to 1985.
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Biography. FAIR, JAMES GRAHAM, a Senator from Nevada; born near Belfast, County Tyrone, Ireland, December 3, 1831; immigrated to the United States in 1843 with his parents, who settled in Illinois; trained in business; moved to California in 1849 and engaged in gold mining until 1860, when he moved to Virginia City, Nev.; in partnership with ...
Feb 28, 2023 · Death: December 28, 1894 (63) Lick House, San Francisco, California, United States. Place of Burial: Colma, San Mateo County, California, United States. Immediate Family: Son of James Hay Fair and Susanna Margaret Fair. Ex-husband of Theresa Fair. Father of Theresa Alice Oelrichs; Charles Lewis Fair; James Fair, Jr. and Virginia Graham Vanderbilt.
