James Graham Fair

U.S. Congressperson

1831 – 1894

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Who was James Graham Fair?

James Graham Fair was the overnight-millionaire part-owner of several successful silver mines on the Comstock Lode. Fair later became a real estate investor and railroad builder in California. In 1881, he was elected a United States Senator from Nevada.

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Born
Dec 3, 1831
Clogher
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • San Francisco
  • Belfast
  • Geneva
Died
Dec 28, 1894
San Francisco
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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