biography
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Larkin, Thomas Oliver
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1802–58)
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| biography:
| Merchant and diplomatic agent, born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Massachusetts, USA. He went to California in 1832 and became the US consul to California (1844–8) and a confidential agent of the US government (1845–8). On behalf of President James Polk, he launched a propaganda campaign to separate California from Mexico. |
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