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About John G. Downey
John Gately Downey was an Irish-American politician and the seventh governor of California from January 14, 1860, to January 10, 1862. He was the first governor of California born outside the United States and the first to live in Southern California.
Everything about John G. Downey →- Occupation
- politician, pharmacist, governor
- Position held
- Governor of California, Lieutenant Governor of California, member of the California State Assembly
- Citizenship
- Ireland, United States
- Born
- June 24, 1827
- Died
- March 1, 1894