Samuel Brannan
American politician (1819–1889) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel S. Brannan (March 2, 1819 – May 5, 1889) was an American settler, businessman, journalist, and prominent Mormon who founded the California Star, the first newspaper in San Francisco, California. He is also considered the first to publicize the California Gold Rush and was California's first millionaire.[1]: 237 He used the profits from his stores to buy large tracts of real estate. He helped form the first vigilance committee in San Francisco and was disfellowshiped from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) because of his actions within the vigilance committee. Brannan's wife divorced him and he was forced to liquidate much of his real estate to pay her one-half of their assets. He died poor and in relative obscurity.[2]: 132–150
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Born | (1819-03-02)March 2, 1819 Saco, Massachusetts (District of Maine), United States |
Died | May 5, 1889(1889-05-05) (aged 70) Escondido, California, United States |
Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California, United States |
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Partner | Ashley |
Children | 4 |