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John C Fremont was born in 1813 in Savannah, GA and in 1835 became a teacher of math in the navy. He also started surveying in 1838. In 1842 he crossed the Rocky Mountains and showed that there was a way through the mountains. In 1843 he explored the Great Salt Lake and went to the mouth of the Columbia River. He also was a part of the annexation of upper CA in 1847 and in 1848 started a fourth expedition along the upper Rio Grand In 1849 he moved to CA and became a Senator for the new state, and in 1856 he was the Republican antislavery candidate for the presidency. He served in the army from 1861-62 and resigned rather than serve under Gen. Pope. He was Governor of AZ from 1878-82 and died in NY in 1890.

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