Frederick Low

Frederick Ferdinand Low ( born January 30, 1828 in Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine, † July 21, 1894 in San Francisco, California ) was the ninth Governor of California. This state he represented also in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Low graduated from Hampden Academy in Maine. In 1849 he emigrated to California and was active in San Francisco in the freight business. Between 1854 and 1861 he was employed in the banking industry.

As a member of the Republican Party, he was in 1860 in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he could after some political controversy based only on June 3, 1862 taking. He remained until the end of the term of office on March 3, 1863 in Congress. In 1862 he had given up for reelection. After a short transition period in the Port Authority of San Francisco, he was elected governor of California. His term lasted 10 December 1863 to 5 December 1867. Low was the last California governor, the civil war time. During his tenure, the Yosemite National Park were established and the California State University established.

After the end of his term he was from September 1869 to July 1873 as the successor of John Ross Browne American ambassador in Imperial China. He then dedicated himself to San Francisco again to his private business.