Frederick Low

For the British lawyer and politician, see Frederick Low (British politician).

Frederick Ferdinand Low


United States Minister to China
In office September 28, 1869 – July 24, 1873
President	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	John Ross Browne
Succeeded by	Benjamin Avery
9th Governor of California
In office December 10, 1863 – December 5, 1867
Lieutenant	Tim N. Machin
Preceded by	Leland Stanford
Succeeded by	Henry Huntly Haight
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's at-large district
In office June 3, 1862 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	Thomas Bowles Shannon
Personal details
Born	(1828-06-30)June 30, 1828 Frankfort, Maine
Died	July 21, 1894(1894-07-21) (aged 66) San Francisco, California
Political party	Republican Unionist
Spouse(s)	Mollie Creed
Profession	Banker, politician

Frederick Ferdinand Low (June 30, 1828 – July 21, 1894) was an American politician, US congressman and the ninth governor of California.

Biography

Born in Frankfort (now Winterport, Maine) in 1828, Low attended the Hampden Academy in Hampden, Maine. Low moved to California, entering the shipping business in San Francisco in 1849. Low became a banker in Marysville, California from 1854 from 1861.

Low presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the 37th Congress but was not permitted to take his seat until a special act of Congress was passed. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from June 3, 1862 to March 3, 1863.

Low was appointed in 1863 as collector of the Port of San Francisco prior to becoming governor of California from December 10, 1863 to December 5, 1867. He was the second California governor to live in the Stanford Mansion as the official residence and office until the opening of the California State Capitol building in 1869.^[1] Low was California's last Civil War governor. Hallmarks of his administration were the establishment of Yosemite National Park and University of California. Low was considered, father of the University of California, however, his successor, Henry H. Haight signed March 23, 1868, the Charter of the University.^[2]

Low served as United States Minister to China from 1869 to 1874. He died in San Francisco on July 21, 1894. He is buried in the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma.

References

↑ Department of Parks & Recreation. "Stanford Mansion History". State of California. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
↑ State Capitol Museum. "Frederick Low, 9th Governor (1863-1867)". State of California. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

External links

Frederick Low biography at the California State Library

Frederick Low at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by seat created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's at-large congressional district June 3, 1862–March 3, 1863	Succeeded by Thomas B. Shannon
Political offices
Preceded by Leland Stanford	Governor of California December 10, 1863 – December 8, 1871	Succeeded by Henry H. Haight

Governors of California

Colony (1769–1822)	Portolá Fages Rivera de Neve Fages Roméu Arrillaga Borica Alberní Arrillaga J. Argüello Solá

Territory (1822–36)	L. Argüello Echeandía Victoria P. Pico Zamorano (north) Echeandía (south) Figueroa Castro Gutierrez Chico Gutierrez

Sovereignty (1836–46)	Alvarado · Carrillo (rival) Micheltorena P. Pico

Republic (1846–50)	Cdre. Sloat Cdre. Stockton · Gen. Flores (rival) Gen. Kearny Gen. Mason Gen. Smith Gen. Riley Burnett (from 1849)

U.S. State (since 1850)	Burnett McDougall Bigler J. Johnson Weller Latham Downey Stanford Low Haight Booth Pacheco Irwin Perkins Stoneman Bartlett Waterman Markham Budd Gage Pardee Gillett H. Johnson Stephens Richardson Young Rolph Merriam Olson Warren Knight P. Brown Reagan J. Brown Deukmejian Wilson Davis Schwarzenegger J. Brown

Before US After US US list by time in office US list by age

United States Ambassadors to China

Envoys to the Qing Empire 1843–1858	Caleb Cushing 1843–44 Alexander Hill Everett 1845–47 John Wesley Davis 1848–50 Humphrey Marshall 1852–54 Robert Milligan McLane 1853–54 Peter Parker 1855–57

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plentipotentiary to the Qing Empire 1858–1913	William Bradford Reed 1857–58 John Elliott Ward 1858–60 Anson Burlingame 1861–67 John Ross Browne 1868–69 Frederick F. Low 1869–73 Benjamin Avery 1874–75 George Seward 1876–80 James Burrill Angell 1880–81 John Russell Young 1882–85 Charles Harvey Denby 1885–98 Edwin H. Conger 1898–1905 William Woodville Rockhill 1905–09 William James Calhoun 1909–13

Envoy to the Republic of China 1913–1929	Paul Samuel Reinsch 1913–19 Charles Richard Crane 1920–21 Jacob Gould Schurman 1921–25 John Van Antwerp MacMurray 1925–29

Ambassador to the Republic of China 1929–1949	Nelson T. Johnson 1929–41 Clarence E. Gauss 1941–44 Patrick J. Hurley 1944–45 John Leighton Stuart 1946–49 Embassy in Taipei 1949–pres.

Chiefs of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing 1973–79	David K. E. Bruce 1973–74 George H. W. Bush 1974–75 Thomas S. Gates, Jr. 1976–77 Leonard Woodcock 1977–79

Ambassador to the People's Republic of China 1979–present	Leonard Woodcock 1979–81 Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. 1981–85 Winston Lord 1985–89 James R. Lilley 1989–91 J. Stapleton Roy 1991–95 Jim Sasser 1996–99 Joseph Prueher 1999–2001 Clark T. Randt, Jr. 2001–09 Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2009–11 Gary Locke 2011–14 Max Baucus 2014–pres.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 22053607 LCCN: nr98007678 US Congress: L000469

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