About William J. Gavigan
Lived 1859 – 1925 (aged 65). William J. Gavigan was an American politician.
William Jamison Gavigan (September 17, 1859 – February 18, 1925) was an American printer, attorney, physician and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1881 to 1883. He was elected on a Workingmen's-Democratic Fusion ticket at just 21 years, one month and 15 days old, As of 1926, Gavigan was distinguished as one of only two politicians in California state history to be both a medical doctor and an attorney-at-law, the other being Edward Robeson Taylor.
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Who was William J. Gavigan?
American politician (1859–1925)
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William J. Gavigan was born on 17 September 1859.
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William J. Gavigan died on 18 February 1925.
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William J. Gavigan was a politician.
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William J. Gavigan was American.
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