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Horace Francis Page
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd 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.
Political party	Republican
Residence	U.S.
Profession	Attorney

Horace Francis Page (October 20, 1833 – August 23, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives for five terms between 1873 and 1883. He is perhaps best known for the Page Act of 1875 which began the racial prohibitions against Asian, primarily Chinese, immigration. Page was among a faction of congressmen who openly used racist ideas to defend their positions. Page introduced the Chinese Exclusion Act to the House. 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."

Biography

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. Then, he 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 unsuccessful Republican candidate for state senate in 1869. He served as a major in the California Militia. He was elected as a Republican to the 43rd United States Congress and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1883. During the 47th United States Congress, he was the chairman of the Committee on Commerce. In 1882, he was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 48th United States Congress.

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

References

1. "Key Actors · The Chinese Exclusion Act · The Making of the Modern U.S." projects.leadr.msu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
2. 13 Cong Rec 1932 (1882)

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

External links

• Horace F. Page at Find a Grave

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• Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
• Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California
• 19th-century American far-right politicians
• People from Medina, New York
• American white supremacists
• People from LaPorte County, Indiana
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