- Frederick Low
Infobox Governor
name = Frederick Ferdinand Low
order = 9th
office = Governor of California
term_start =December 10 ,1863
term_end =December 5 ,1867
lieutenant =Tim M. Machin
predecessor =Leland Stanford
successor =Henry Huntly Haight
order2 = U.S. Representative from California
term_start2 =June 3 1862
term_end2 =March 3 1863
successor2 =Thomas Bowles Shannon
birth_date = birth date|1828|1|30|mf=y
birth_place = Frankfort, Maine
death_date = death date and age|1894|7|21|1828|1|30
death_place =San Francisco, California
party = Republican Unionist
spouse = Mollie Creed
profession =Banker ,politician
religion =Frederick Ferdinand Low (
January 30 ,1828 ndashJuly 21 ,1894 ) was an Americanpolitician , US congressman and governor of California.Born in Frankfort (now
Winterport, Maine ) in 1828, Low attended theHampden Academy in Hampden, Maine. Low moved to California and in the shipping business inSan Francisco, California in 1849. Low became a banker inMarysville, California from 1854 from 1861.Low presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the 37th Congress but was not permitted to take his seat until a special
act of Congress was passed. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromJune 3 ,1862 toMarch 3 ,1863 .Low was appointed in 1863 as collector of the
Port of San Francisco prior to becominggovernor of California fromDecember 10 ,1863 toDecember 5 ,1867 . He was the second California governor to the Stanford Mansion as the official residence and office until the opening of theCalifornia State Capitol building in 1869. [cite web |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23472 |title=Stanford Mansion History |author=Department of Parks & Recreation|publisher=State of California |accessdate=2007-05-02] Low was California's last Civil War governor. Hallmarks of his administration were the establishment ofYosemite National Park andCalifornia State University system. [cite web |url=http://www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov/english/mm_library/media_items/m250_sm.html |title=Frederick Low, 9th Governor (1863-1867) |publisher=State of California |author=State Capitol Museum |accessdate=2007-05-03]Low served as United States Minister to China from 1869 to 1874. He died in San Francisco in
July 21 ,1894 . He is buried in theCypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma.References
External links
* [http://www.californiagovernors.ca.gov/h/biography/governor_9.html Frederick Low biography] at the
California State Library
*CongBio|L000469 Frederick Low
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