Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-01

1872, from Brooklyn, n. Y. He is an sttor-
ney-at-law. He is printer by trade. He is
Democrat in politics, and Greenbacker in
financial faith. He has filed no previous
Office Of trust In February, 1864, at the
age Of 16. be enlisted in the Thirty-sixsh
Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, and
fought under General Hancock through the
Wilderness campaign, and was taken prisoner
at the battle OF Cold Hsrbor, and was incar-
cerated successfully in Libby, AndeEsonviile,
Millen, Florence and Savannah military
prisons, and in that time buried eight out Of
twelve Of his comrades. He was released in
December. 1864, and discharged honorably in
May, 1865. He entered college in the fall OF
that year. and worked his way through and
graduated at Cornell in 1870 with honors
For short reyicd be was night editor OF the
Toledo Commercial, but the labor was too &C.
we're for his health, already impaired by the
imprisonment described He then took
position as teacher of ma hsmatics in Adelphi
Academy, Brooklyn, y. Y, leading educa.
tional institution OF that State. He taught
two years in Brooklyn, and next found like
employment at Santa Barbara College, in his
State, where. be filed the Professorship of
Mathematics ons year. He married the
daughter Of T. Wallace More, and removed
TO Los Angeles, established the Herald and
edited it six months, and then sold out and
returned TO Santa Barbara and engaged in
the practice Of law in 1870, and has followed
it ever SIEGE.
JAMES O. swEETIAND.
OF Sweetland. Nevada county. is native of
Virginia. aged 40, and a vidower. He came
from Memphis, Tenn, to California in May,
1858. He had limited common school edu
cation. He is now clerk in mercantile
house, but for the most of the time since his
arrival in California be has been engaged in
mining. He was member OF the Assembly
in $780, He is, 10 political faith, Demo
Graf. He has served as Deputy Assessor Of
Nevada county for four ystrs. He is the
only Democrat elected to the Assembly from
his county. and received q majority of IS
votes IN a county Republican by 200 majority.
SAMUEL LANGDoN TERRY,
OF Stockton, is q native of California, aged
%, and unmarried. He received common
school education, read law with his father,
Judge D. $. Terry, and is in practice as an
attorney and counselor snd partner with
his father. He is Democrat. He was
elected City Attorney of Stockton May,
1882, and resigned with the close of the year.
Though Democrat he went with the New
Constitution party in 1879. He was Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in this
State in 1880.
JOHN H. NJ. TOWNSEND,
OF San Jope, is native of San Francisco.
aged "a. and married. He was educated at
Santa Clara College, California. and at st.
Johns College, Cambridge, England. He is
fruit-raiser. In politics he is a Democrat.
Hs has served as Supervisor in Santa Clara
county.
AUSTIN wALRATH,
Or Nevada City, is sn American by nativity,
aud was born April 26, 1882. He came TO
A talifnrpia f,opo Madison ao,pfv Na1y Vorly
in April, 1852. He received limited COM
mon school education. He is married He
is part owner of the Providence gold ard
silver quartz mine, Nevada City. He moved
for three months to Sonora, Tuolumne county,
and left thsre for Coluss, where he remained
until February. 1853 when he went TO San
Franc;sco and engaged in the -four business.
He is a Republican. He is liberal in relig.
ious matters. He has never before engaged
10 politics. He was the first manufacturer
OF self. raising -four on this Coast. He ar
his partner built the National Flour Mills in
San Francisco, the Sacramento City Flour
Mile. and the North Star Mills, Tehama
He adhered to the -four business until about
six years ago, when he became prominently
identified with mining.
JOHN H. C. WEAVER,
OF Eureka, is native of Quincy, Branch
county, Michigan is sged SO, and married.
He came to California from Kansas in April,
1876. He WAS graduated from Hillsdale Col
lege, Michigan, in June, 1872, and from the
law department of the Michigan University
March, 1874. He is lawyer, but has been
engaged In farming and as a teacher. He is
q Republican in political faith, and while a
believer in the Christian religion, belongs to
no Church. Mr.. Weaver enlisted in the Elev-
enth Infantry Regiment of Michigan volun-
teers in 1865, and served 10 the Army Of the
~ fIoo al Of kbo
JAMES FRANKLIN WHARTON,
Fresno, is native of Clermont county, Ohio,
aged So, married and has four children. He
went from Ohio to Missouri in 1857, thence
TO Nebraska in 1870, and thence to California
In 1875. Hs WAS educated at the NortTAiis-
souri, Normal School. He was raised on a
farm, taught school from 1866 TO 1873, edited
s newspaper from 1873 to 1877, studied law
ard was admitted to the bar in 1880. He is
a Republican. He is Campbellite in relig-
ion. Has filed the Office of Justice of the
Peace in Colusa county from 1879 to 1880.
At the age of II be enlisted in the Federal
army january, 1862, in Missouri, and served
four years. He was promoted to Lieuten-
antcy, and was acting reaimentsl Adjutant
at the close of the war. He was elected to
the Assembly by over 200 majority in one Of
the strongest Democratic counties in the
State.
ARCHIBALD YBLL,
OF Ukiah, Mendocipo county, is native OF
Arkansas, % years of age and married. he
came to California from Tennessee in 1877.
He had q university education, and is law
yer by profession. He is Democrat, and in
religion an Episcopalian. He is now District
Attorney of Mendocino county, his term ex
piring January s, 1888.
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