Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-01
SACRAMENTO DAILY RECoRDUNIoN MONDAY JANUARY 1888

paper publisher and editor he has been also
enga. ed in mining and ia other vocations.
He served 10 the California Assembly-ses-
sion Of 1880 He is = Democrat in politics.
He was a member Of TIE Democratic State
Central Committee for eight years, and for
twelve years member of the County Com
mittee he aided in the organization Of the
State Grsnge, Patrons OF Hushandry; be
was the Democratic caucus candidate for
Speaker Of the Assembly in 1880.
GEORGE STEELE,
or San Luis Obispo, is a native of Delhi,
Delaware county, New York, aged 81, and
married. He came to California from Ohio
| in 1855. He had common schoo! education.
He has alvsYs been farmer. He has been
twice candidate for les islative honore. He
was once County Judge Of Marin county. ard
was member OF ;hs late Constitutional Con-
vention. He is member OF the firm of
Steele Brothers. pioneer dairymen of Marin
and San Luis Obispo counties. II was this
firm that made the big cheese that was pre-.
sented to the Sanitary Commission in the
time OF the rebellion, snd which csused large
contributions to the Sanitary Connie sion
fund. Mr.. Steele has been Republican
since 1856.
FRANK ]. SULLIVAN,
OF San Frsnciecc, is native Of that city and
in his 31st year, and married. He Is Demo
crat, and in religion Catholic. He IL well
known as an effective public speaker. and dis
tiperished himself as such in the Hancock
campaign. lie has been prominently idsnti-
fed with benevolent ana charitable enter
prisep, advocating their claims. Some of his
orations have been carried into Shuck's
"California Anthology" His father was
the lste John Sullivan, pioneer Of 1874, and
founder Of the Hibernis Bank. Mr.. Sulli-
vans early education was conducted by the
Jesuit Fathers as st. Ignstius College. He
then travelled on the continent of Europe
for period, after witch he spent two years
at Stonyhurss College, England. From there
lie returned 70 the Unised Ststes, and entered
ST. Frarcis Xavier College, New York, from
which be graduated as an A. B. and III. Hav-
iug chosen the law as his profession, Mr..
Sullivan entered the Columbia Law School,
from which Institution be graduated as Bach
elor of Laws. in May. 1877. He has dis
tiuguished himself as lawyer.
CLAY WEBSTER TAYLOR,
OF Shasts, is native of Howell, Livingston
county, Mich, aged 49, and married. He
carae to California from Michigan in 1885,
He had common school education. His pro.
fession is that of the Law. Previous to 1870
he was engaged in California IN hydraulic
mining, and owned and carried on large
ditch in Shasta county to convey water 20
mines. His political faith is Democratic. He
was elected District Attorney Of Shasta
county in September. 1869, reelected in 1871,
1873, 1875. 1877 and 1879. holiing the ofice
for thirteen consecutive years. He was Of
| fered but declined denomination to the Office
in 1882. He was a prominent candidate for
| Governor before the last State Democratic
| Convention. Mr.. TAYLOR has been Grand
Master Workman Of the A. o. q. W., and
is now Right Worthy Grand Master of the
Masonic Order in California.
| HENRY vRooMAN,
| OF Oaklsnd is a native Of Litcbfelo, Hills
dale county, Mich, il 80 years of age, and is
msrried. He is Republican. At the age
OF his parents moved with him to Oregon.
He came from there to California in 1856,
snd settled at Meals ranch, Suffer county.
| He was raised on farm, but at an early age
struck cut for himself, working as q driver,
then as cattle buyer and seller. and in 1860
went TO mining in Tuolumue, being then but
/ &c. He studied in his spare hours. At the
end Of year he went to work at blacksmith.
ing, working in Tuolumne, Marin and Sono.
ma In 1867 he came TO Oakland, working
| still at blacksmithing. He entered as a pupil
at d.. Durant's college, where be studied
until 1870. still working, however, at his
trade. In that year he went TO New York
and entered Cornell University. Returned
in ak months because Of i'll health. and be.
came Oaklsnd's Assistant City Engineer.
He was soon after chosen Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department. and held the place for
three years, and during part Of that time
acted as editor Of a local paper. In 1874
he was admitted TO the bar, and in jan
uary, 1874. he was appointed Deputy
District Attorney. Subsequently he be,
/ (t;E,- Nd in
| 1876 was elected to the office Of City AT.
torney. In September, 1877, he was elected
| District Attorney of Alameda county He
resigned ct the end of q year to follow q
growing private practice. He is highly
esteemed by the people Of Alameda.
HIRAM wILLsIE WALLIS
Ia native of Canada, aged 4S, and married
! He came to California from New York, in
1858. He bad limited common school edu.
cation. He has always been miner. He
never held public Office. He is Superintend.
ent of the Bald Mountain mine. Forest City,
Sierra county, which place is his Postoffice
address.
GEORGE WHITNEY,
| OF Oakland, is a native of Maine, aged 46,
and married. He came to California May,
| 1861 He is a graduate of the Wesleyan
University, Middletown, Conn. He is a prae-
ticing lawyer. He is in politics Rspubli-
can, in religion an Episcopslisn. He was
Clerk of the United States Circuit and Dis.
trict Courts for the District of California
from September. 1867. to 1870. He COM
menced the practice of law in San Francisco
in 1861. and continued in that occupation
until appointed Clerk by Mr.. Justice Field.
In 1871 he travelled in the United States and
Europe went to Salt Lake City in 1872 and
practiced law until 1876 While in Utah he
was active as an opponent of Mormonism,
and prepared tbs law passed by Congress in
1874 which gave the first relief to the Gen.
tiles and placed the United States Courts
upon an efficient footing Returned to Cali.
fornia in 1877, and has prscticed law in Oak.
land from that date.