Frank P. Frary was an American

United States

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 Republican politician

Politician

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  from California

California

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Frank Phineas Frary was born in Fremont, Ohio

Fremont, Ohio

Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...

 and moved to San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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, in 1875. He owned a bee ranch at Capitan Grande, near El Cajon

El Cajon, California

-History:El Cajon is located on the Rancho El Cajon Mexican land grant made in 1845 to María Antonia Estudillo, wife of Miguel Pedrorena. In 1876 Amaziah Lord Knox , a New Englander who had recently moved to California, established a hotel there to serve the growing number of people traveling...

, and operated a stage line in San Diego County

San Diego County, California

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, including a mail contract between San Diego and Julian

Julian, California

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. He was mayor of San Diego for two terms, during 1901–1905.

In 1903 police raided Madam Ida Bailey's Canary Cottage, a house of prostitution

Brothel

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 in the Stingaree District however, the usual advance warnings were not made and the raid caught long-time customers Mayor Frary and the chief of police.

Frary's 1904 Craftman style home at 3227 Grim Ave in North Park is now a bed and breakfast

Bed and breakfast

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