Frémont, John Charles

Japanese: フレモント（英語表記）Frémont， John Charles

Born January 21, 1813 in Savannah, Georgia
[Died] July 13, 1890, New York American explorer, soldier, and politician. After graduating from the College of Charleston, he became an officer in the U.S. Army Survey Service in 1838, and participated in five western expeditions between 1841 and 1854. During this time, he traveled to California, which was under dispute with Mexico, in 1845, and refused the Mexican government's order to leave, aiding the rebels. In 1846, he occupied California with Admiral R. Stockton, and served as its military governor for a time. In 1848-49, gold was discovered on his property in California, and he became very wealthy. In 1850, he became a U.S. Senator. In the 1856 presidential election, he ran as a Republican candidate, but was defeated. During the Civil War, he was appointed commander of the Western Army as a major general in the Union Army, and played an active role, but he disagreed with President A. Lincoln, who thought that Frémont's declaration to free Missouri slaves fighting with the Union Army was premature, and he was dismissed from his position as commander and retired. After the war, he invested in railroads in the West and served as Governor of Arizona from 1878 to 1883.

Fremont
Fremont

A city located 45 km southeast of San Francisco in California, United States. It was named after the western explorer J. Fremont. The city was established in 1956 by the merger of towns and villages. The development of highways led to the development of residential areas, and industries were established, making it part of the San Francisco Bay metropolitan area. Population: 214,089 (2010).

Fremont
Fremont

A city in eastern Nebraska, USA. It is located on the banks of the Platte River and is surrounded by prairie land. It was settled in 1856, and with the opening of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1866, it developed as a distribution center for agricultural and livestock products. There is a railroad parts factory. Population 23,680 (1990).

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[生]1813.1.21. ジョージア，サバンナ
[没]1890.7.13. ニューヨーク
アメリカの探検家，軍人，政治家。チャールストン大学を卒業後，1838年にアメリカ陸軍測量部の将校となり，41～54年に5回にわたる西部探検に参加。この間，45年にはメキシコと係争中のカリフォルニアにおもむき，メキシコ政府の退去命令を拒否して反乱軍を援助。 46年 R.ストックトン提督とともにカリフォルニアを占領，一時軍事総督をつとめた。 48～49年にはカリフォルニアの所有地で金鉱が発見され，巨富を得た。 50年連邦上院議員。 56年の大統領選挙には共和党から出馬したが落選。南北戦争では北軍の陸軍少将として西部軍司令官に任命され，活躍したが，北軍とともに戦うミズーリの奴隷は解放するというフレモントの宣言に対して，時機尚早と判断した A.リンカーン大統領と意見が合わず，司令官を解任され引退。戦後西部で鉄道業に投資し，78～83年アリゾナ准州総督をつとめた。

フレモント
Fremont

アメリカ合衆国，カリフォルニア州，サンフランシスコの南東 45kmにある都市。西部探検家 J.フレモントにちなんで名づけられた。市は 1956年に町村合併によって成立した。高速道路の発達によって宅地化が進み，工業も立地してサンフランシスコ湾大都市圏の一部を構成するようになった。人口 21万4089（2010）。