Francis G. Newlands papers, 1884-1916.

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

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Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco, Cal. in 1915, where Illinois had a visitors' building. From the description of Register of visitors, Feb. 1915-Dec. 1915. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49393876 History of the Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Officials from the Exposition printed postcards for the ...

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Maxwell, George Hebard, 1860-1946

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George Hebard Maxwell was born at Sonoma, California, June 3, 1860, the son of John Morgan and Clara Hebard Maxwell. He attended public schools in Sonoma and San Francisco, and Saint Matthew’s Academy, San Mateo, California. From 1879 to 1882 Maxwell was a court stenographer for the state and federal courts in California until he was admitted to the California bar. From 1882 to 1889 he practiced law with the firm of Judge Mesic, a prominent mining law specialist. In 1899...

Runyon, Frederick Francis b. 1875

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United States. Congress. Senate

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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 ...

Newlands, Francis G. (Francis Griffith), 1848-1917

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Francis Griffith Newlands was born on August 28, 1848, in Natchez, Mississippi. He attended Yale College from 1867-1869, and graduated from Columbian College (George Washington University) in 1869. He received an honorary degree (M.A.) in 1901. He moved to San Francisco and practiced law in California (1870-1888). Newlands moved to Nevada in 1888 and won election to the House of Representatives (1893-1903). He subsequently served Nevada as U.S. Senator (1903-1917). Newlands died on December 24, ...