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Book Title: Memorial And Biographical History Of Northern California

UNITED STATES SENATORS.

  John C. Fremont, elected December 20, 1849; term commenced December 20, 1849.

  William M. Gwin, elected December 20, 1849; term commenced December 20, 1849.

  John B. Weller, elected January 30, 1852, to succeed Fremont; term commenced
March 4, 1851, The former Legislature had failed to elect, and hence the
unfilled vacancy. Weller was afterward Governor.

  David C. Broderick, elected January 10, 1857, to succeed Weller; term
commenced March 4, 1857. He had been Lieutenant-Governor.

  William M. Gwin, elected January 13, 1857, to succeed himself; term commenced
March 4, 1855. Former Legislature had failed to elect, and hence the unfilled
vacancy. He died at New York September 3, 1885.

  Henry P. Haun, appointed by Governor Weller to succeed Broderick, deceased,
October 26, 1859. He died at Marysville June 6, 1860.

  Milton S. Latham, elected to serve out the balance of Broderick's term,
January 11, 1860. He had been Governor.

James A. McDougall, elected April 2, 1861, to succeed Gwin; term commenced March
4, 1861. He had been Attorney-General.

  John Conness, elected February 10, 1863, to succeed Latham; term commenced
March 4, 1863.

  Cornelius Cole, elected December 16, 1865, to succeed McDougall; term
commenced March 4, 1867.

  Eugene Casserly, elected December 20, 1867, to succeed Conness; term commenced
March 4, 1869; resigned November 28, 1873. He had been State Printer.

  Aaron A. Sargent, elected December 20, 1871, to succeed Cole; term commenced
March 4, 1873. He died at San Francisco August 14, 1887.

  John S. Hager, elected for short term to fill Casserly's vacancy, December 23,
1873.

  Newton Booth, elected December 20, 1873, to succeed the Casserly term; term
commenced March 4, 1875.

  James T. Farley, elected December 19, 1877, to succeed Sargent; term commenced
March 4, 1879. He died at Jackson, January 22, 1886.

  John F. Miller, elected January 12, 1881, to succeed Booth; term commenced
March 4, 1881. He died in office at Washington March 8, 1886.

  Leland Stanford, elected January 28, 1885, to succeed Farley; term commenced
March 4, 1885.

  George Hearst, appointed by Governor Stoneman, March 23, 1886, to serve on
term of Miller, deceased.

  A. P. Williams, elected August 4, 1886, to serve out Miller's unexpired term.

  George Hearst, elected January 19, 1887, to succeed Williams; term commenced
March 4, 1887.


Additional Comments:
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Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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