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William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821 – November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode.
May 23, 2021 · Sharon, a ruthless Gilded Age businessman who was notorious for being an absentee senator, accumulated far more wealth than goodwill during his life.
Oct 17, 2021 · One of the men to step up as a candidate was silver mining baron William Sharon (1821-1885) of Virginia City. Sharon had participated in the Gold Rush in California and subsequently represented the Bank of California’s interests in the Comstock Lode in Nevada.
Dec 28, 2018 · Then in 1883, Pleasant became entangled in the scandalous trial of Nevada Sen. William Sharon, who was accused of seducing and then abandoning, a young woman, Sarah Althea Hill.
Jun 2, 2017 · Mary Ellen Pleasant was a black entrepreneur and activist in 19th-century San Francisco, who faced a lawsuit from U.S. Senator William Sharon's ex-wife. The case involved accusations of voodoo, adultery, and racial stereotypes.
Mar 5, 2019 · In San Francisco, on Saturday, September 8, 1883, William Sharon, a former U.S. Senator from Nevada and a wealthy man about town, was arrested on a charge of adultery. This was a surprise to all who knew the senator since his wife had died in 1875.
Jul 18, 2018 · King of the Comstock, William Sharon. | Courtesy UC Berkeley Bancroft Library. William T. Sharon may have smugly welcomed his royal moniker, “King of the Comstock,” but it brought him little respect or fealty from the average citizen of Virginia City and nearby Gold Hill, Nev.
