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William A. Pipe | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Clayton |
| Succeeded by | Horace Davis |
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| Born | William Adam Pipe (1826-05-21)May 21, 1826 |
| Died | August 5, 1899(1899-08-05) (aged 73) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Adam Piper (May 21, 1826,Pennsylvania – August 5, 1899,San Francisco) was an American politician and a businessperson. He was a one-term member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromCalifornia from 1875 to 1877.
William Adam Piper was born on May 21, 1826, inFranklin County, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended the common schools and later moved toSt. Louis, Missouri. During theMexican–American War, he served in Company A, Eighth Missouri Light Artillery, from June 8, 1846, to June 24, 1847. He moved to California in 1848 and settled inSan Francisco in 1849, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits.
William Adam Piper was elected as aDemocrat to the44th United States Congress. He received only 49.06% of the vote, the opposition being divided between Iva P. Rankin running as a Republican and the independent candidateJohn F. Swift.[2] Piper served from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1877. In 1876, he was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the45th United States Congress.
He continued his business activities, and he died on August 5, 1899, in San Francisco, California.
He was interred inOdd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California and re-interred atGreenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Charles Clayton | 11,938 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | William Adam Piper | 10,883 | 47.7 | ||
| Total votes | 22,821 | 100.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | William Adam Piper | 12,417 | 49.1 | |||
| Republican | Ira P. Rankin | 6,791 | 26.8 | |||
| Independent | John F. Swift | 6,103 | 24.1 | |||
| Total votes | 25,311 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Horace Davis | 22,134 | 53.3 | |||
| Democratic | William Adam Piper (Incumbent) | 19,363 | 46.7 | |||
| Total votes | 41,497 | 100.0 | ||||
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