1866 – 1909. Politics in the Old West as evidenced by an archive of 26 items related to the career of an important western senator, William M. Stewart, with information about securing mining rights and railroad positions for friends, influencing the appointment of the Commanding General of the Department of Arizona, and removing a dishonest Associate State Justice from office
California, Nevada, Arizona. Known as the “Silver Senator” Stewart, somewhat famous for having once employed Samuel Clemons as his secretary, was the drafter of the 15th Amendment that granted African-American men the right to vote. He was an original California Gold Rush pioneer and amassed a fortune as a mining..... More