Английская Википедия:G. W. Mordecai
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George Washington Mordecai (April 18, 1844 – June 14, 1920) served in the California State Assembly for the 70th district from 1891 to 1893 and the 62nd district from 1893 to 1895[1] and during the American Civil War he served in the Army of the Confederate States of America.[2]
Early life and family
Mordecai was born at "Rosewood", his family's farm near Richmond, Virginia, the son of Augustus Mordecai and Rosina Young Mordecai.[3][4] He was named for his uncle, George Washington Mordecai (1801–1871).[5] His grandfather was educator Jacob Mordecai; his aunts included educators Emma Mordecai and Rachel Mordecai Lazarus, and another uncle, Alfred Mordecai, taught at West Point. One of his first cousins was anarchist Marx Edgeworth Lazarus.[6]
Career
Mordecai served in the Confederate Army from 1862 to 1865.[5] His uncle George, a lawyer and railroad president, helped Mordecai start a large sheep ranch in central California in 1868.[7][8] He was a member of the California Water & Forest Association.[9]
Mordecai served two terms in the California State Assembly, from 1891 to 1895.[5] One of his actions as a legislator was to create Madera County, by dividing Fresno County, in 1893.[10] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the California State Senate. Later in life, he was a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1912,[11] and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1916 and 1920.[12]
Personal life and legacy
Mordecai married Mississippi-born Louise Hunter Dixon in 1876; they had four children (George W. Jr.,[13] Louise, Brooke, and Ethelfleda).[14] He died in Madera County, California, in 1920, at the age of 76.[11] As of 2020, his ranch is still an active business in Madera County,[12] and he is remembered as a local pioneer.[15]
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