Sonoma-El Dorado County CA Archives Biographies.....Bledsoe, A. C. 1813 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Bledsoe, The Hon. A. C. The subject of this memoir, whose portrait appears in
this work, was born in Sumner county, Tennessee, on June 17, 1813. After
receiving his primary education in private schools, he was sent to the Rural
Academy in his native county. The following two years he was engaged as clerk in
a store, then enlisted in the United States army, serving six months, when he
was honorably discharged, and then commenced the study of law, and was a close
student for two years. In 1838 he was appointed Clerk of the (Sumner, Tennessee)
County Court, holding this position for two years; then moved to La Fayette
county, Missouri, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He left this place in 1849
and crossed the plains to California with ox-teams. He stopped in El Dorado
county and engaged in mining till July, 1851, then returned to Missouri, but
again started for this State on May 10, 1853, crossed the plains, and arrived in
Placerville on September 29th of that year. Here he remained till March, 1854,
when he located on his present estate on Russian river, about seven miles south
of Healdsburg. Since his residence here he has been elected to the Lower House
of the State Legislature one term, and Sheriff of Sonoma county one term, as
well as being appointed United States Marshal. These are the only offices he has
ever held, not from want of opportunity, but from a decided aversion to
political life. He could not, and would not, stoop to "the means which make
political preferment easy, but preferred to hold his honest opinions unbiased
and untrammeled, rather than sacrifice his dignity, independence and honesty of
character for the temporary success which a short hour of office would bring.
All who have associated with him while a resident of Sonoma county, respect and
esteem him in the highest degree for his ability and untarnished character. He
married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel Lewis Green, of Sumner county,
Tennessee, on January 13, 1842. Margaret, Linn Lucilla, Clintonia, Sophia, Isaac
L., Sarah A., John C, William O., Jeff. D. and Alexander, are the names of their
children.

Additional Comments:
Mendocino Township

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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