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    John Gately Downey (June 24, 1827 – March 1, 1894) was an Irish-American politician and the seventh governor of California from January 14, 1860, to January...
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  • John Downey may refer to: John G. Downey (1827–1894), Governor of California John T. Downey (1930–2014), former CIA officer shot down over communist China...
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    shelves. Most of Downey is within the Downey Unified School District. Downey's two main public high schools are named for Governor John G. Downey and Governor...
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    Sobel 1978, p. 105. "John G. Downey". National Governors Association. January 3, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2023. "John Downey". California State Library...
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    Democratic candidate for governor in the 1861 election. After losing to John G. Downey in the first instance and Leland Stanford in the second, Conness was...
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    late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show. Downey's roots were in show business; his father, Morton Downey, was a popular singer, and his mother...
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  • Maria Guirado, the wife of the former California Governor John G. Downey. Governor Downey was also injured in the wreck. On January 20, 1883, a 4-8-0...
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    the east, on July 24, 1861, the Secretary of War called on Governor John G. Downey to furnish one regiment of infantry and five companies of cavalry to...
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    comedian Joann Downey (born 1966), American politician John Downey (RAF officer) (1920-2010), Royal Air Force air marshals John G. Downey (1827–1894), Irish-American...
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    debt, an issue that previously challenged former governors John Bigler, J. Neely Johnson and John Weller. Latham suggested curtailing legislative expenses...
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