OVERVIEW:

BORN:
July 15, 1864
near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

DIED:
May 18, 1921 (age 56); 
Rochester, Minnesota

EDUCATION:
Oakland High School
University of California, Berkley (1884-1886)
Hastings Law School (1886-1888)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1871:
Moved to Napa, California
1876:
Moved to Oakland, California
1880:
Graduated from Oakland High School as Valedictorian 
1880-1883
Reporter, Oakland Times
1884-1886:
Attended University of California, Berkley
1886:
Enrolled at Hastings Law School
1888:
Admitted to California Bar
1888-1890:
Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
1891-1894:
Editor, Tacoma Daily News
1893:
Married Anne Wintermute
1899-1902:
City Attorney, San Francisco
1906-1913:
Commissioner, Interstate Commerce Commission
1913:
Chair, Interstate Commerce Commission
1913-1920:
U.S. Secretary of  the Interior

RESOURCES:
Miller Center
National Park Service
Wikipedia

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