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James Graham Fair (December 3 1831 – December 28 1894) 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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active years end date
1887-03-04
active years start date
1881-03-04
associate
John P. Jones
birth date
1831-12-03
birth place
County Tyrone, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Clogher
child
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
death date
1894-12-28
death place
California, San Francisco
party
Democratic Party (United States)
residence
Virginia City Nevada, San Francisco, Geneva Illinois
resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery Colma

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