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made his fortune during the California Gold Rush, as a gold miner George Hearst: 1820–1891 Sullivan, Missouri Territory (now Missouri), U.S. businessperson, politician used slight mining knowledge from Missouri to succeed in 1850s gold rush investment Albert W. Hicks: c. 1820–1860 Foster, Rhode Island, U.S. thief, murderer, mutineer, pirate
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Gretchen Whitmer, 49th governor of Michigan (born in Lansing) G. Mennen Williams, 41st governor of Michigan (born in Detroit) Howard Wolpe, US congressman, special envoy to Great Lakes Region of Africa, director of Africa Program at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (born in California, settled in Kalamazoo)
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes notable people who were born, ... Les Gold [84] Berry Gordy ...
Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States and Michigan Women's Hall of Fame inductee. The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF) honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. The hall of fame was founded in 1983 by Gladys Beckwith and is sponsored by the Michigan Women's ...
Eleanor Dumont (born Simone Jules; c. 1829–1879), also called Eleonore Alphonsine Dumant, was a notorious gambler on the American Western Frontier, especially during the California Gold Rush. She was also known by her nickname Madame Moustache due to the appearance of a line of dark hair on her upper lip.
Gold Rush era Portrait of a Californio woman of Hispanic descent. Women in the California gold rush, which began in Northern California in 1848, initially included Spanish descendants, or Californios, who already lived in California, Native American women, and rapidly arriving immigrant women from all over the world. At first, the numbers of ...
Burlington, 5 places in Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Vermont, and Wisconsin – Burling family (This family owned the land upon which the city in Vermont was built. The other cities derive their name from the Vermont one). [91] [93] [94] Burnet, Texas – Governor David G. Burnet [91] Burnsville, Indiana – Brice Bruns (founder) [91]