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In 1868 he was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate for [[United States Congress|Congress]] in California's First District, losing to incumbent [[Samuel Beach Axtell]] by more than 3500 votes. He briefly served as the [[United States Attorney]] for the District of California in 1869. |
In 1868 he was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate for [[United States Congress|Congress]] in California's First District, losing to incumbent [[Samuel Beach Axtell]] by more than 3500 votes. He briefly served as the [[United States Attorney]] for the District of California in 1869. |
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[[File:Frank M. Pixley, editor of the San Francisco Argonaut.jpg|thumb|Pixley in ''The Argonaut'' editorial office, ca. 1892]] |
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Pixley joined with Frederic Somers to found ''[[The Argonaut]]'' in April 1877. ''The Argonaut'' was considered one of the most important publications in California and it had a great deal of political influence. He was friends with former Governor of California [[John G. Downey]], and after the death of Downey's wife, introduced him to [[Yda Hillis Addis]], a young woman who wrote for ''The Argonaut''. Their relationship ended when the ex-governor proposed marriage to Addis. When Downey's sisters discovered the betrothal, they shanghaied the older gentleman to his native [[Ireland]]. |
Pixley joined with Frederic Somers to found ''[[The Argonaut]]'' in April 1877. ''The Argonaut'' was considered one of the most important publications in California and it had a great deal of political influence. He was friends with former Governor of California [[John G. Downey]], and after the death of Downey's wife, introduced him to [[Yda Hillis Addis]], a young woman who wrote for ''The Argonaut''. Their relationship ended when the ex-governor proposed marriage to Addis. When Downey's sisters discovered the betrothal, they shanghaied the older gentleman to his native [[Ireland]]. |
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