James G. Fair

James G. Fair
James G. Fair
United States Senator; from Nevada
	In office; March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	William Sharon
Succeeded by	William M. Stewart
Personal details
Born	December 3, 1831; Clogher, Ireland
Died	December 28, 1894 (aged 63); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Theresa Rooney (divorced)
Children	Theresa Fair Oelrichs; James Fair Jr.; Charles Lewis Fair; Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
Residence(s)	Geneva, Illinois, Virginia City, Nevada, San Francisco, California
Occupation	Prospector, mine supervisor, real estate developer, railroad builder, Senator
Known for	Being one of the "Bonanza Kings"
Net worth	USD $45 million at the time of his death (approximately 1/280 of US GNP)
Cause of death	Diabetes mellitus, Bright's disease

James Graham Fair (December 3, 1831 – December 28, 1894) was an Irish immigrant to the United States who became a highly successful mining engineer and businessman. His investments in silver mines in Nevada made him a millionaire, and he was one of the famous "silver kings" who became wealthy 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. Nearly all other major so-called robber barons were Protestants (Episcopal or Presbyterian) while Fair himself died a Roman Catholic though born into poverty to Anglican parents.

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James G. Fair


United States Senator from Nevada
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	William Sharon
Succeeded by	William M. Stewart

Personal details
Born	(1831-12-03)December 3, 1831 Clogher, Ireland
Died	December 28, 1894(1894-12-28) (aged 63) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Theresa Rooney (divorced)
Children	Theresa Fair Oelrichs James Fair Jr. Charles Lewis Fair Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
Residence(s)	Geneva, Illinois, Virginia City, Nevada, San Francisco, California
Occupation	Prospector, mine supervisor, real estate developer, railroad builder, Senator
Known for	Being one of the "Bonanza Kings"
Net worth	USD $45 million at the time of his death (approximately 1/280 of US GNP)^[1]
Cause of death	Diabetes mellitus, Bright's disease^[2]