Edwin Allen Sherman papers, 1872-1971, (bulk 1896-1913).

Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909

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Oliver Howard was born in Leeds, Maine, the son of Rowland Bailey Howard and Eliza Otis Howard. Rowland, a farmer, died when Oliver was 9 years old. Oliver attended Monmouth Academy in Monmouth, North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Kents Hill School in Readfield, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1850 at the age of 19. He then attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1854, fourth in his class of 46 cadets, as a brevet second lieutenant of ordnance. He served at the Watervlie...

Kahn, Julius, 1861-1924

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Julius Kahn (February 28, 1861 – December 18, 1924) was a United States Congressman who was succeeded by his wife Florence Prag Kahn after his death. He has been described by the American Jerusalem as "among the most influential Jews in San Francisco—as well as national–civic life, from the middle of the 19th century into the 1930s". Kahn was born in Kuppenheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, in what would become Germany. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Calif...

Clem, John Lincoln, 1851-1937

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Born with the surname "Klem" in Newark, Ohio on August 13, 1851, he is said to have run away from home at age 9 in May 1861, after the death of his mother in a train accident, to become a Union Army drummer boy. First he attempted to enlist in the 3rd Ohio Infantry but was rejected because of his age and small size. He then tried to join the 22nd Michigan, which also refused him. He tagged along anyway and the 22nd eventually adopted him as mascot and drummer boy. Officers chipped in to pay him ...

Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...

Bidwell, Annie E. Kennedy

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Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell, born in Meadville, PA, June 30, 1839, was the daughter of Joseph Camp Griffith Kennedy of Washington, D.C. She married John Bidwell on April 16, 1868 and came to Rancho Chico, Butte County. She was a philanthropist and civic leader, especially interested in the Indians, church affairs, temperance movements, and women suffrage. She died in Chico on March 9, 1918. From the description of Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell Collection, 1842-1918. (California S...

Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917

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Frederick Funston, U.S. Army General, was born in 1865 and died in 1917. He fought in Cuba in 1896 with the Cubans, and in the Philippine Campaign, capturing their leader, Emilio Aguinaldo. He served as military Govenor of Vera Cruz and organized the expedition against Pancho Villa in 1916. From the description of Signature, February 7, 1915. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46403363 Frederick Funston (1865-1917) was a journalist, military man, and scientific explore...

Lewis, Martha Jane Patty Reed, 1838-1923.

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Sloat, John D. (John Drake)

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American naval officer. From the description of ALS : New Brighton, N.Y., to Aaron Ogden Dayton, Washington, D.C., 1857 June 17. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626066 Commodore Sloat was responsible for raising the American flag at Monterey, after the Battle of Monterey, 1846. From the description of An account of occurrences in California previous to the capture of Monterray / by Lieutenant Sloat, July 1846 : manuscript, [ca. 1846] (Har...

Perkins, George C. (George Clement), 1839-1923

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Perkins was a politician and a businessman, of Calif. He served as governor (1880-1883) and U.S. Senator (1893-1915). From the description of George C. Perkins family papers, 1873-1931 (bulk 1873-1920). (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122441455 ...

Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905

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American statesman and railway magnate. From the description of Autograph list, 1886 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598554 American secretary of war and financier. From the description of Autograph, 1889 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595340 Financier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and U.S. secretary of war. From the description of Papers of Daniel Scott Lamont, 1853-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

McCalla, Bowman Hendry, 1844-1910

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Naval officer; of Camden, N.J. From the description of Rear Admiral Bowman H. McCalla collection, [19--]-[19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978890 Naval officer. From the description of Memoirs of a naval career : typescript, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455899 ...

Howison, Henry Lycurgus, 1837-,

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Adams, Charles H. (Charles Hubert)

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Ingersoll, Royal Rodney, 1847-1931

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Naval officers. From the description of Royal Rodney Ingersoll and Royal E. Ingersoll papers, 1866-1935 (bulk 1866-1925). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83271996 ...

Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918

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U.S. ambassador to Italy and to Russia, U.S. postmaster general, and U.S. secretary of the navy. From the description of George von Lengerke Meyer papers, 1901-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78817587 Biographical Note 1858, June 24 Born, Boston, Mass. 1879 Graduated, Harvard University, Cambridge,...

Graham, William Montrose, 1834-,

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Buckles, Abraham Jay, 1846-,

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Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1841-1925,

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Bowman, J. N. (Jacob Neibert), 1875-1968

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Lauck, Joseph B., 1846-,

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Kutz, George Fink, 1835-,

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Pardee, George C., 1857-1941

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George Cooper Pardee, born 25 July 1857 in San Francisco, California, was a doctor who specialized in diseases of the eye and ear. He served as mayor of Oakland (1893-1895) and as governor of California (1903-1907). From the description of Scrapbooks, 1889-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644592 Biography George Cooper Pardee, born 25 July 1857 in San Francisco, California, was a doctor who specialized in diseases ...

Scottish Rite (Masonic order)

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Online Archive of California

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Moore, Stephen

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Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

Blue, Victor, 1865-1928

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Victor Blue (1865-1928) of South Carolina was a United States naval officer from 1887-1919. He served in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He retired as a rear admiral. From the guide to the Victor Blue Papers, ., 1884-1919, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Chiniquy, Charles Paschal Telesphore, 1809-1899

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Lowe, John, 1838-1930

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of John Lowe, 1860-1945 (bulk 1870-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79221382 Biographical Note 1838, Dec. 11 Born, Liverpool, England 1860 Naturalized as United States citizen 1861 Appo...

Fletcher, Robert Howe, 1850-1936

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Biddle, John, 1859-1936

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John Biddle (b. Feb. 2, 1859, Detroit, Michigan-d. Jan. 18, 1936), major general in the U.S. Army, was an 1881 West Point graduate. He was an engineer specializing in rivers and harbors, serving during the Spanish-American War and with expeditions to Puerto Rico and Cuba. He was in charge of river and harbor work, at various times, in San Francisco, Savannah, and Baltimore, and also served as superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. During World War I, he was a commander in France and Englan...

Wittenmyer, Clara K.

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Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

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Biography Benjamin ide Wheeler, Greek scholar, philologist and president of the University of California, was born July 15, 1854 at Randolph, Massachusetts. He attended Thornton Academy and Colby Academy prior to entering Brown University. Upon his graduation in 1875, he taught in Providence High School for two years, then became a tutor at Brown from 1879 to 1881. He continued his studies in Germany, at Leipzig, Heidelberg, Jena and Berlin f...

Goodrich, Caspar F. (Caspar Frederick), 1847-1925

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Rear Admiral Casper Frederick Goodrich, was instrumental in the founding of the Naval War College and served as that organization's President 1897-1898. During World War I he was appointed the commander of the Naval Training Unit and the Pay Officers Material School, both established at Princeton University in 1917. From the description of Admiral Caspar Frederick Goodrich papers on the Princeton University Naval Training Unit, 1918-1920. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record ...

Mills, Susan Tolman, 1826-1912.

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Beardsley, Lester Anthony, 1836-1903,

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Associated Veterans of the Mexican War

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Melvin, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1865-1920

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Native Sons of the Golden West

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Waste, William Harrison, 1868-1940,

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Forbes, A. S. C., Mrs.

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Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934

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Hugh Lenox Scott (b. Sept. 22, 1853, Danville, Ky.-d. Apr. 30, 1934, Washington, D.C.), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1876 and for the next 20 years served on the frontier, chiefly with the 7th Cavalry. He fought in campaigns against Indians of the Plains and became an expert in their languages. He was commander of Troop L of the 7th Cavalry, the last Indian troop in the Army. He also served during the Spanish-American War, as military governor in the Philippines, ...

Soulé, Frank Jr. 1845-1913

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McAlister, Adam A.,

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Hudson, Millard Fillmore, 1861-1937.

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Lee, James Grafton Carleton, 1836-,

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Sumner, George Watson, 1841-,

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Scott, Irving M. (Irving Murray), 1837-1903

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Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

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Knox, Harry, 1848-,

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Native Daughters of the Golden West

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Pickett, La Salle Corbell, 1848-1931

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Baird, George W. (George Washington), 1843-1930

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Cornell University. Class of 1917. From the description of George W. Baird photographs, 1913-1917. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203857 ...

Gillett, James Norris, 1860-1937

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James Norris Gillett served as Governor of California 1907-1911 and was an attorney in San Francisco. His son James Norris Gillett, Jr. was Senior Referee of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board in Sacramento. From the description of James Norris Gillett Collection, 1880-1971. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58744654 ...

Mott, Frank K.,

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Gillis, J. L. (James Louis), 1857-1917

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James Louis Gillis was born in Richmond, Iowa on October 3, 1857. His family journeyed to California in 1861 and settled in Sacramento six years later. After a brief period in San Jose, and 22 years of employment with the Sacramento Valley Railroad, Gillis held positions with various state agencies until his election as California State Librarian in 1899. Known for numerous innovations during his tenure, Gillis remained State Librarian until his death in 1917. James Wils...

Boggs, Lillburn W., 1792-1860

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Governor of Missouri. From the description of Letters received, 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322673 From the description of Lillburn Boggs address, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451539 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Jefferson, Missouri, to J. M. Bullock, Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1837 Jun. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270521510 First Alcalde of the District of Sonoma, Territory of Upper Calif. Fr...

Bard, Thomas Robert, 1841-1915

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Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915), U.S. Senator from California from 1900 to 1905 and president of the Union Oil Company, was born in Pennsylvania where he studied law. He came to California in 1865 to take charge of the large land holdings of eastern owners in Ventura County and was instrumental in the subsequent development of land and petroleum in the area. Bard laid out the town of Hueneme, CA, and was involved in many Ventura County business ventures. From the description of Papers...

Adams, Edson F. (Edson Francis), 1860-

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Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

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U.S. Supreme Court justice, attorney general, secretary of the navy, and representative from Massachusetts. From the description of William H. Moody papers, 1879-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981907 William Moody was a Confederate soldier in the 1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters. From the description of William Moody papers, 1861-1864 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 38525508 ...

Woodruff, Charles Albert, 1845-1920

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Andrews, Abraham, 1826-

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Boggs, William Montgomery, 1826-1911,

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Burnett, Wellington C.,

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Young, Lucien, 1852-1912

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Beatty, W. H. (William Henry), b. 1838.

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McLachlan, James

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Society of California Pioneers

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Established in 1850, The Society of California Pioneers is a not-for-profit museum, library, and cultural organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and appreciation of early California history for the benefit of present and future audiences of all ages. From the description of Letter to Jack Berlin, 1960, April 21. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 743237730 The Sacramento City Cemetery was founded in 1849...

Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894

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Custodian of the Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois for many years and author of Early Settlers in Sangamon County published in 1876. His wife Sarah assisted him in writing the history. From the description of Papers, 1873-1900. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53920454 Custodian of the Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Ill., author of a Lincoln biography, and author of several books on Illinois history. From the description of Le...

Daughters of California Pioneers

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MacArthur, Arthur, 1845-1912

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Major General, military governor of the Division of the Philippines; based in Manila, Philippine Islands. From the description of Letter book, 1900. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270748 Arthur MacArthur was the father of General Douglass MacArthur. From the description of Arthur MacArthur letter, 1885 Jan. 21. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37235941 ...

Herbert, Hilary A. (Hilary Abner), 1834-1919

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Hilary Abner Herbert (March 12, 1834 - March 6, 1919) was Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. From the description of Letter, March 29, 1893. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18178390 Hilary A. Herbert was an Alabama and Washington, D.C., lawyer, author, Democratic United States representative, 1877-1893, and secretary of the Navy, 1893-1897. ...

Nevada, Emma, 1859-1940

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American singer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 4 Boundary Road, St. John's Wood, [London], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126255 ...

Osterhaus, Hugo, 1851-,

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Stewart, Charles West, 1859-1929

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Author, historian, and librarian. From the description of Letter of Charles West Stewart, 1904 November 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064597 ...

Phelps, Thomas Stowell, 1848-,

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Sherman, Edwin A. (Edwin Allen), 1829-1914

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Edwin A. Sherman was chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Grand Commandery of the Lincoln Grand Guard of Honor. From the description of Two letters : Oakland, Calif., to Elisha O. Crosby, Alameda, Calif., 1884 Jan. 30 & Feb. 25. 1884. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 31057811 Biography Sherman Was There The Recollections of Major Edwin A. Sherman With an Introduction by Allen B...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Dupont, Thomas Coleman, 1863-,

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Needham, James Carson, 1864-1942.

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James Carson Needham, born 17 September 1864 in Nevada, was raised in northern California. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1889 and practiced law in Modesto, California. In 1899 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served until 1913. From 1919-1935 he served as judge of the Superior Court in Modesto and from 1922-1928 he also served as president of the Newman Oil Company. Needham died in Modesto in 1942. From the description of James C...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

San Francisco. Portolá Festival, 1909.

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Freemasons,

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Rowell, Joseph Cummings, 1853-1938

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Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844-1935

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Adolphus Washington Greely (b. March 27, 1844, Newburyport, Massachusetts-d. October 20, 1935, Washington, D.C.) served throughout the American Civil War and remained in the army at the war's close. In 1881 he was appointed to lead the United States International Polar Year Expedition, 1881-1884 to Ellesmere Island. He retired from the Army in 1908 and died in Washington in 1935. ...

Rolph, James, 1869-1934

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Rolph served as mayor of San Francisco (1912-1930) and governor of Calif. (1931-1934). From the description of James Rolph, Jr. papers, 1904-1934, bulk 1911-1930. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122288066 Rolph served as mayor of San Francisco (1911-1930) and governor of Calif. (1931-1934). From the description of James Rolph, Jr. photograph album [graphic]. [ca. 1913-1916] (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 213468344 ...

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

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United States Secretary of the Navy under President Theodore Roosevelt. From the description of Charles J. Bonaparte letter, 1905. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 265034455 Lawyer, municipal and civil service reformer, and U.S. attorney general and secretary of the navy. From the description of Charles J. Bonaparte papers, 1760-1921 (bulk 1874-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83459229 Biographical Note ...

Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906

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James William Forsyth was a United States Major General. Early in his career, Forsyth served in the 9th US Infantry, spending time in Washington Territory at Fort Bellingham and on the San Juan Islands at Camp Pickett. As a lieutenant, Forsyth served in the 9th US Infantry, spending time in Washington Territory at Fort Bellingham and on the San Juan Islands at Camp Pickett. As a lieutenant, Forsyth served in the Civil War with the Army of the Potomac and Major General Philip H. Sheridan. Forsyth...

Eldredge, Zoeth Skinner, 1846-1915

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California Society of New York,

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Kimball, Amos Samuel, 1840-,

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Pittsinger, Eliza A., 1837-

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Mattison, Frank

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Fremont Memorial Association,

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Daniels, Milton John, 1838-1914,

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Bidwell, John, 1819-1900

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Bidwell was a noted early Calif. pioneer, landowner, and statesman. He helped form the Western Immigration Society in 1840, which led to the formation of the Bidwell-Bartleson wagon train, the first emigrant train to Calif. He travelled through Utah in 1841, then forged the Calif. immigrant trail. In 1846 he wrote the Bear Flag platform. In 1848, he began buying his ranch, Rancho de Arroyo Chico, also known as Rancho Chico. From the description of Rancho de Arroyo Chico ledger and re...

Stevenson, J. D. (Jonathan Drake), 1800-1894

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Col. Stevenson was the commander of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers, known as Stevenson's Regiment, sent to Calif. during the Mexican War. From the description of J.D. Stevenson letter : San Francisco, Calif., to Isaac M. Baker : ALS, 1850 Oct. 4. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122381837 Stevenson was born Jan. 1, 1800 in NY; private secretary to NY Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, later accompanying him to Washington, DC, when Tompkins was electe...

Frisbie, John B., 1823-

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Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930

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James D. Phelan was a businessman, civic leader, political figure, and philanthropist, of San Francisco, Calif. He served as mayor of San Francisco (1897-1901) and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1915-1921). From the description of James D. Phelan correspondence : ALS and TLS, 1898-1927. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122394967 Biographical/Historical note Phelan was the son of a pioneer California banker....

Alger, R. A. (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907

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Alger (1836-1907) served as U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-1907. He was a Republican. (Information from Senators of the U.S.). Scripps served as Michigan Senator from the Third District, 1903-1904. He was born in England in 1835 and came to the U.S. in 1844. Scripps worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune in 1857. After settling in Detroit in 1859, he managed the Detroit Tribune until 1863 when he founded the Detroit Evening News. In 1862, Scripps married Harriet J. Messinger. He was acti...

Nichols, William F. (William Ford), 1849-1924

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