# Charles E. Sexey

> Charles Eamer Sexey was an English trader. He first visited New Zealand as a young man where he farmed and traded. In 1849 he travelled to San Francisco and took part in the Gold Rush as a trader in the mining camps. Eventually, having made his fortune out of the mining industry, he moved to Marysville, California, where he became a Levee Commissioner, landowner and President of the informal anti-mining activist group, the Anti-Debris Association, which was concerned with protecting landowner rights. He built some of the most important buildings in the city, one of which housed the Appeal newspaper, now known as the Appeal-Democrat.

*British gold rush pioneer (1818-1888)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1818
- **Died:** 1888-07-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Charles Eamer Sexey was an English trader. He first visited New Zealand as a young man where he farmed and traded. In 1849 he travelled to San Francisco and took part in the Gold Rush as a trader in the mining camps. Eventually, having made his fortune out of the mining industry, he moved to Marysville, California, where he became a Levee Commissioner, landowner and President of the informal anti-mining activist group, the Anti-Debris Association, which was concerned with protecting landowner rights. He built some of the most important buildings in the city, one of which housed the Appeal newspaper, now known as the Appeal-Democrat.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 33.9

## Sources
- [Charles E. Sexey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Sexey)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2958993)

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