Plumas-Nevada County CA Archives Biographies.....Searls, Niles 1825 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

   JUDGE NILES SEARLS was born in New York in 1825, where he remained as a
student until 1848. He then removed to Missouri, and upon the receipt of the
news that gold had been discovered in California, came overland to the new El
Dorado. In 1850 he settled in Nevada City and engaged in the practice of law. He
was elected district attorney of Nevada county in 1852, and in 1855 was elected
judge of the fourteenth judicial district, which office he held until 1862.
Plumas county was in his district until 1857, and Judge Searls held several
terms of court here. In 1877 he was elected to the state senate from Nevada
county, but only served during one session, his term being shortened by the
adoption of the new constitution. Judge Searls is still engaged in the practice
of law in Nevada City, and enjoys the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
In 1853 he married Mrs. Mary C. Niles. He has two sons, one of whom, Fred
Searls, is engaged with his father in his legal practice.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)


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