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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 was a Roman Catholic born into poverty.

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  • جيمس غراهام فير (ar)
  • James Graham Fair (de)
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  • جيمس غراهام فير هو ‏ وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 3 ديسمبر 1831 في Clogher ‏ في المملكة المتحدة، وتوفي في 28 ديسمبر 1894 في سان فرانسيسكو في الولايات المتحدة. نشط حزبياً في الحزب الديمقراطي. (ar)
  • James Graham Fair (* 3. Dezember 1831 in der Nähe von Belfast, County Tyrone; † 28. Dezember 1894 in San Francisco, Kalifornien) war ein nordirisch-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1881 und 1887 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Nevada im US-Senat. (de)
  • James Graham Fair (3 de diciembre de 1831 - 28 de diciembre de 1894) fue un inmigrante irlandés a los Estados Unidos que se convirtió en un ingeniero y empresario de minas altamente exitoso. Sus inversiones en las minas de plata en Nevada lo convirtieron en millonario, y fue uno de los famosos Reyes de Bonanza que se hicieron inmensamente ricos en la veta Comstock. Posteriormente se convirtió en inversor inmobiliario y constructor de ferrocarriles en California. En 1881, fue elegido Senador de los Estados Unidos por Nevada. (es)
  • 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 was a Roman Catholic born into poverty. (en)
  • James Graham Fair est un industriel et homme politique américain du secteur minier qui a fait fortune en découvrant le Big Bonanzza du Comstock Lode à Virginia City, le plus important gisement d'argent-métal de l'histoire des États-Unis. (fr)
  • James Graham Fair was een Iers-Amerikaans ondernemer, miljonair en politicus. Nadat hij op slag schatrijk was geworden als gedeeld eigenaar van een aantal succesvolle zilvermijnen op de Comstock Lode in Nevada, begon hij te investeren in vastgoed en spoorwegen in Californië. Van 1881 tot 1887 zetelde Fair als Democraat in de Senaat namens Nevada. Zijn dochter Virginia huwde William Kissam Vanderbilt II en werd een filantrope. (nl)
  • James Graham Fair, född 3 december 1831 nära Belfast, död 28 december 1894 i San Francisco, var en irländsk-amerikansk affärsman och politiker (demokrat). Han representerade delstaten Nevada i USA:s senat 1881-1887. Fair kom 1843 till USA med sina föräldrar. Han flyttade sedan västerut i samband med guldrushen i Kalifornien. Han flyttade 1860 vidare till Virginia City. Han gjorde stora pengar efter att silver upptäcktes i närheten av Virginia City. Han investerade pengarna i fastigheter och i järnvägsaktier. Han var dessutom delägare i en bank som under en tid var USA:s största. (sv)
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  • San Francisco, California, U.S. (en)
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