Francis G. Newlands
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United States Senator from Nevada |
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In office March 4, 1903 – December 24, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | John P. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Henderson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district |
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In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Horace F. Bartine |
| Succeeded by | Clarence D. Van Duzer |
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Francis Griffith Newlands August 28, 1846 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Died | December 24, 1917 (aged 71) Washington, D.C. |
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Silver (1893-1903) Democratic (1903-1917) |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Adelaide Sharon, died birthing 4th child in 1882. Second wife: Edith McCallister married 1888 |
| Residence | Reno |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician |
Francis Griffith Newlands (August 28, 1846 – December 24, 1917) was a United States Representative and Senator from Nevada. A supporter of westward expansion, he helped pass the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902, which created the Bureau of Reclamation and boosted the agricultural industry by building dams to support irrigation in the arid Western states. Newlands also founded the neighborhoods of Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C.; and Chevy Chase, Maryland.
An avowed white supremacist, Senator Newlands argued publicly for racial restrictions on immigration and repealing the 15th Amendment.
Newlands was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on August 28, 1846, to Jessie and James Newlands, immigrants from Scotland. Sources vary as to whether Newlands was born in 1846 or 1848. Newlands was the fourth of five children. His father, trained as a physician in Edinburgh, died in 1851. Newlands was raised in Illinois and Washington, D.C.
In 1867, he went to Yale University. In 1869, he graduated from Columbian College, which is now George Washington University Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1869. In 1901, he received an honorary M.A. degree.
In 1870, Newlands moved to San Francisco, California. He married Clara Adelaide Sharon, the daughter of Nevada senator William Sharon, in 1874. They had three daughters. Newlands helped William Sharon to reopen the Bank of California, and supervised the management of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. When Newlands’ wife died, he inherited the Sharon estate. Newlands married Edith McAllister and moved to Nevada in 1888.
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