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James G. Maguire
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James George Maguire was an American attorney, politician and Georgist who served in the California State Assembly from 1875 to 1877, the San Francisco County Superior Court from 1883 to 1889, and the
Portrait by C. M. Bell, 1894
Portrait by C. M. Bell, 1894
Maguire c. 1877–1878, age 24
Maguire c. 1877–1878, age 24
Maguire c. 1881–1882, age 28
Maguire c. 1881–1882, age 28
Maguire on the front page of the San Francisco Examiner, September 6, 1896
Maguire on the front page of the San Francisco Examiner, September 6, 1896
San Francisco riot of 1877
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The San Francisco riot of 1877 was a three-day riot waged against Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, California by the city's majority Irish population from the evening of July 23 through the night
James G. Maguire
…a year and a half. He served as a Lieutenant in the California National Guard from 1875 to 1879, during which he was called upon to help suppress the San Francisco Riots. Maguire entered public life through the Knights of Father Mathew, in which he was active as early as 1874 and as late as 1880. He served as a member…
Illustration by H.A. Rodgers for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (March 20, 1880) showing a Workingmen's Party of California anti-Chinese rally o
Illustration by H.A. Rodgers for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (March 20, 1880) showing a Workingmen's Party of California anti-Chinese rally on the sand lots near San Francisco City Hall
The old San Francisco City Hall building (photographed in 1899 after completion, before it was destroyed in 1906); the political rally which degenerat
The old San Francisco City Hall building (photographed in 1899 after completion, before it was destroyed in 1906); the political rally which degenerated into the 1877 San Francisco riot was held near this site.
Detail of "Local Chips" illustration published in The Wasp on Aug 18, 1877, showing a "Chinese wash-house before and after the riot".
Detail of "Local Chips" illustration published in The Wasp on Aug 18, 1877, showing a "Chinese wash-house before and after the riot".
Illustration of the Beale Street Wharf fire of July 25, 1877 by George Frederick Keller, published in The Wasp
Illustration of the Beale Street Wharf fire of July 25, 1877 by George Frederick Keller, published in The Wasp