Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894

LC control no.	n 85377110
Personal name heading	Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Fair, Mr. (James Graham), 1831-1894
Found in	Lewis, O. Silver kings, 1986: CIP t.p. (Fair) LC data base, 3/31/86 (hdg.: Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894) In the Senate of the United States, 1882?: p. 1 (Mr. Fair, from the Committee on Claims) Members of Cong. since 1789, 1977 (Fair, James Graham, D. Nev., Dec. 3, 1831-Dec. 28, 1894; Senate 1881-87) Bio. Dir. of the U.S. Congress, May 18, 2010 (Fair, James Graham: senator from Nevada; b. near Belfast, County Tyrone, Ireland, 3 Dec. 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 associates engaged in lucrative gold and silver mining; also engaged in the real estate business in San Francisco with interests in various manufactures on the Pacific coast; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1887; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886; resumed his business interests in San Francisco, Calif., where he died on 28 Dec. 1894)