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Horace Francis Page
Engraving byBritton & Rey from a photograph by G. D. Morse, 1882
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from California's2nd district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Aaron A. Sargent
Succeeded by	James Budd
Personal details
Born	Horace Francis Page (1833-10-20)October 20, 1833 Medina, New York, U.S.
Died	August 23, 1890(1890-08-23) (aged 56) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery,Oakland, California
Party	Republican
Profession	Attorney

Horace Francis Page (October 20, 1833 – August 23, 1890) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who represented California in theUnited States House of Representatives for five terms between 1873 and 1883.

He is perhaps best known for thePage Act of 1875 which began the racial prohibitions against Asian, primarily Chinese, immigration.

Page was born near Medina, Orleans County, New York. He attended public schools and Millville Academy and then taught school in La Porte County, Indiana until 1854. He then moved to California and engaged in the sawmill business near Colfax. He moved to Placerville and engaged in the livery-stable business. He became engaged in mining, as a mail contractor, and as a stage proprietor.

Horace Page studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in California.

He was an unsuccessfulRepublican candidate for state senate in 1869.

He served as amajor in the California Militia.

Page was elected as aRepublican to the43rd United States Congress and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1883. During the47th United States Congress, he was the chairman of the Committee on Commerce. In 1882.

Page introduced theChinese Exclusion Act to the House.^[1] When arguing for a ban on the immigration of Chinese laborers, he sought to win support from those who believed in white racial superiority, telling his fellow members that "there is not a member upon this floor... who believes that the coming of the African race... was a blessing to us or to the African himself."^[2]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the48th United States Congress.

In 1884 Horace Page was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention. He resumed the practice of law in Washington DC. He died in San Francisco, and was interred inMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California.

• United States Congress."Horace F. Page (id: P000017)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Horace F. Page atFind a Grave

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