JAMES G. FAIR - AUTOGRAPH 1887 - HFSID 87952
The millionaire "forty-niner" signs his name in 1887
Signature: "James G Fair/Nevada. 1887", 6¾x2½. James G. Fair (1831-1894), who had
been born near Belfast, Ireland, went to California as a "forty-niner" at the age of 17.
Price: $100.00
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JAMES G. FAIR
The millionaire "forty-niner" signs his name in 1887
Signature: "James G Fair/Nevada. 1887", 6¾x2½. James G. Fair (1831-1894), who had
been born near Belfast, Ireland, went to California as a "forty-niner" at the age of 17.
Fair, who spent the next 11 years mining, later moved to Virginia City, Nevada where he
formed a partnership with John W. Mackay, J.C. Flood and William S. O'Brien in
1867. Purchasing control of the Bonanza and other mines, the yield of gold and silver while
under his ownership was estimated at $200 million. Fair was a Democratic U.S. Senator
from Nevada from 1881-1887. Irregularly cut. Shaded blank margins.
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