William Sharon
William Tang Sharon (born January 9, 1821 in Smithfield , Jefferson County , Ohio , † November 13, 1885 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1881 he represented the state of Nevada in the US Senate .
Career
William Sharon was the father-in-law of Francis G. Newlands (1846-1917), who represented the state of Nevada in both chambers of Congress . He graduated from Ohio University and then moved to St. Louis , Missouri , where he studied law. He then moved to Carrollton , Illinois , where he practiced as an attorney and worked in commerce. In 1849 he moved to Sacramento , California and a year later to San Francisco, where he worked in the real estate industry, among other things. In 1864 he came to Virginia City , Nevada, where he became the branch manager of the local branch of the Bank of California . Together with William Chapman Ralston , founder of the Bank of California , he benefited from profits from lending to silver mining companies. He got into the silver business himself. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party .
In 1874 William Sharon was elected as his party's candidate for the US Senate, where on March 4, 1875 he succeeded William M. Stewart , who had not run in 1874, but thereafter, between 1887 and 1905, sat again in the Senate. Sharon became a member and temporarily chairman of the Mining Committee. After his six-year term in office, he left the Congress on March 3, 1881. He then moved to San Francisco, where he lived until his death on November 13, 1885.
Web links
- William Sharon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
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| SURNAME | Sharon, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharon, William Tang (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smithfield , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1885 |
| Place of death | San Francisco , California |