McCullough, Samuel Thomas

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Samuel McCullough (1826-ca. 1890) was a California businessman and state assemblyman. He came from New Jersey in 1855 to Sacramento, CA, where he practiced his trade as a carpenter. In 1858 he joined the gold rush to the Fraser River in Canada but returned to San Francisco in 1860 and worked as a building contractor and hotel proprietor. He served in the California state assembly (1871-73) and was superintendent of U.S. Government buildings in San Francisco from 1873-78.

From the description of Papers of Samuel McCullough, 1854-1886. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122443635

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creatorOf McCullough, Samuel. Samuel McCullough papers, 1851-1894. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf McCullough, Samuel, b. 1826. Papers of Samuel McCullough, 1854-1886. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn McCullough, Rosanna, fl. 1832. Rosanna McCullough papers, 1825-1832. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
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California--San Francisco
British Columbia--Fraser River Valley
Fraser River (B.C.)
California--Sacramento
California
San Francisco (Calif.)
Rancho New Helvetia (Calif.)
Sacramento (Calif.)
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Businessmen
Gold mines and mining
Legislators
Real property
Public buildings
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Birth 1826

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