Talk:Arthur Samish

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Arthur samish is considered the most influental lobbyist in California history.

I've done some editing because of the cleanup notice, how is it? Hank chapot 00:29, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Death Date

I'm guessing he's still alive at about 99. Library of Congress name-authority list shows no death date.
--Jerzy•t 04:54, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

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There were two other elements to Samish's power. He was the lobbyist for major interest groups such as liquor store owners and brewers. These interest groups could deliver a large bloc of votes of friends and relatives at Samish's command. The interest groups also gave Samish control over large funds, what are now called a "slush funds," which he could spend at his discretion.	There were two other elements to Samish's power. He was the lobbyist for major interest groups such as liquor store owners and brewers. These interest groups could deliver a large bloc of votes of friends and relatives at Samish's command. The interest groups also gave Samish control over large funds, what are now called a "slush funds," which he could spend at his discretion.	There were two other elements to Samish's power. He could deliver a large bloc of votes of friends and relatives. The interest groups he worked for, when he became a full-time lobbyist, gave Samish control over large funds, what are now called "slush funds," that he spent at his discretion.
Arthur Samish was born in East Los Angeles but grew up in San Francisco. His father, an Austrian immigrant, abandoned Arthur and his mother when Arthur was about four years old. His mother moved in with her mother and devoted her life to raising Arthur. They experienced the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 when Arthur was eight. Their home was destroyed and they lived in a variety of places and finally, in the seventh grade, Arthur quit school. He worked as a delivery boy, errand boy and grocery store clerk until, at about age sixteen, he became an office boy for a law firm.	Arthur Samish was born in East Los Angeles but grew up in San Francisco. His father, an Austrian immigrant, abandoned Arthur and his mother when Arthur was about four years old. His mother moved in with her mother and devoted her life to raising Arthur. They experienced the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 when Arthur was eight. Their home was destroyed and they lived in a variety of places and finally, in the seventh grade, Arthur quit school. He worked as a delivery boy, errand boy and grocery store clerk until, at about age sixteen, he became an office boy for a law firm.	Arthur H. Samish was born in East Los Angeles in 1897, but he grew up in San Francisco. His father, an Austrian (or German) immigrant, abandoned the family when Arthur was four years old. His mother devoted her life to raising Arthur. Their home was destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, when Arthur was eight. After the seventh grade, Arthur quit school, working as a delivery boy, errand boy, and grocery store clerk until, at about age sixteen, he became an office boy for a law firm.

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