About Donald C. McRuer
Lived 1826 – 1898 (aged 71). Donald C. McRuer was an American politician and merchant.
Donald Campbell McRuer (March 10, 1826 – January 29, 1898) was a 19th-century American merchant and politician from the Republican Party who served one term as a U.S. representative from California's 1st district from 1865 to 1867.
Biography McRuer was born March 10, 1826, in Bangor, Maine. He moved to San Francisco, California in 1851 during the California Gold Rush and became a commission merchant. He was a member of the San Francisco Board of Education in 1859 and 1860.
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American politician (1826–1898)
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Donald C. McRuer was born on 10 March 1826 in Bangor.
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Donald C. McRuer died on 29 January 1898 in St. Helena.
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Donald C. McRuer was a politician and merchant.
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Donald C. McRuer was American.
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