Frederick Low

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Frederick Low

Frederick Ferdinand Low (born January 30, 1828 in Frankfort , Waldo County , Maine , †  July 21, 1894 in San Francisco , California ) was the ninth Governor of California . He also represented this state in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Low graduated from Hampden Academy in Maine. In 1849 he emigrated to California and worked in the freight business in San Francisco. Between 1854 and 1861 he was employed in the banking industry.

As a member of the Republican Party , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in 1860 . After some political controversy, he was only able to take his seat there on June 3, 1862. He remained in Congress until the end of his term on March 3, 1863 . In 1862 he had renounced a new candidacy. After a brief transition period in the San Francisco Port Authority, he was elected Governor of California . His tenure lasted from December 10, 1863 to December 5, 1867. Low was the last California governor during the Civil War . During his tenure, Yosemite National Park was established and California State University was established. He was also the first governor to be elected for four years instead of two.

After the end of his tenure he was from September 1869 to July 1873 as the successor to John Ross Browne Ambassador of the United States to the Empire of China . Then he returned to his private business in San Francisco.

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SURNAME Low, Frederick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Low, Frederick Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfort , Maine
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1894
Place of death San Francisco , California