Plumas-Butte County CA Archives Biographies.....De Haven, W. N. 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

W. N. De HAVEN, a Pennsylvanian by birth, upon his arrival in Plumas county,
engaged at hotel-keeping at Onion valley. From there he went to Spanish Ranch,
in the service of Isaac J. Harvey, having charge of the caravansary at that
place. He was the unconditional-union candidate in 1861 for County clerk,
against L. G. Traugh, republican, and John D. Goodwin, democratic, over both of
whom he was victorious. He served until the spring of 1864, when he was
succeeded by W. W. Kellogg. Captain De Haven was a warm personal friend of both
the old clerks, Harbison and Goodwin, and made them his deputies, the latter
appointment being distasteful to his radical supporters. After the close of his
term, he clerked for Hosselkus & Harvey at Taylorville. He finally went to
Chico, and became one of the proprietors of the Chico Enterprise. He served a
term in the legislature from Butte county, and died a few years since at his
home in Chico. 

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Extracted from:

Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)


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