Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-01
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irsm there went to Los Angeles, arriving at
the latter place in October of the same
year. He has resided in Southern Califor-
MIA ever since. He was Sheriff of Santa
Barbara county six years, and for two
terms member of the Common Council
of the city of Santa Barbara. For the past
six years he has been engaged in stock
raising in San Luis Obispo county. He is
a Republican, and was elected from the
Seventy-third Assembly District by ma
jOrity of Is.
W. II. PARKS,
OF Marysville, was born in Lake county
Ohio, in 1924. He came from his native
State to California in 1919. His business is
that of farmer and stock-raiser. He has
served Y uba and Suffer counties in the State
Senate three terms, commencing in 1858.
In 1880 he was elected from Yuba county
10 the Assembly, and reelected from Iuba
and Suffer IN 1884. He was Speaker OF the
House during the session of 1SS0-S1.
During the civil war he held the position
of Provost Marshal for the Northern
District of California He was a delegate
to the National Republican Convention,
held in 1884, that nominated James q.
Blaine for President, and was made Chair
man of the Committee on Rules OF that
Convention. Mr. Parks was candidate for
Secretary of State the year George c. Cor
ham was candidate for Governor, and was
defeated with the balance of the ticket. He
is a strong Republican, a man of family,
and one of the most influential and re-
spected citizens of northern California.
D. NJ. PYLE
Was born in Vermillion county, Indiana,
+1,o Of ADr 10 10
California with his parents in 1855. The
family located near Binghampton in Solano
county, and the subject of this sketch
passed his youth on farm. He graduated
from the University of the Pacific in the
class of 1868. BY trade he is a tinsmith, by
profession a lawyer, and for four years he
taught the young ideas how to shoot in the
public schools of Santa Clara county. At
present he is largely engaged in the dairy
ing business at GilrOy. He served as AS
SCISSOR Of Santa Clara county one term. He
is married. He is member of the Repub
lican State Central Committee and was
elected on the Republican ticket from the
SiXty-fifth Assembly District at the last
election by majority of 80 over his oppo-
nent, the Hon Adam Rheil.
HENRY ALPHoNsE PELLET
The subject of this sketch was born
February 6, 1928, in Switzerland. He emf
grated to the United States at the age of 90,
and Immediately proceeded to st. Louis,
Mo. where he established himself in bust
ness. In the spring of 1850, having been
struck with the gold fever, he fitted out two
siX-mule teams, and raising a company of
dozen men started overland for Califor
MIA, arriving in Nevada City in September,
where he Immediately began delving for
the precious metal with varying success.
In 1852 he went TO San Francisco, and
erected Touring mill, which he operated
until the fall of 1858, when he took down
his mill and removed it to Napa City, and
there ran it as a toll mill TO the great con-
venience of the farmers of Napa and
adjoining counties, it being the only
mill of any consequence at that time north
of the bay of San Francisco. In 1859 he
engaged in viticulture, and from that day
to the present time has devoted all his
energies to that industry, and of which he
is now an acknowledged authority on this
coast. His large vineyard, immense eel
lars, and sparkling wines, are the pride of
Napa county. He has served four years as
Supervisor of his county and five years as
Town Trustee Of St. Helena. Mr.. Pellet is
married man, the father of three sons, all
stanch Republicans and all voted with
him at the last election for Blaine and
Logan. He was elected to the Assembly
on the Republican ticket from the county
OF Napa at the last election by a handsome
majority.
WILLIAM T. PATTERSON.
The subject of this sketch is native of
the city Of New Orleans, Louisiana, and
will be AZ years of age in March next He
came to this coast in 1888, locating at
Healdsburg, where, for several years. he re-
sided with an uncle, Colonel Robert Mathe-
son. He attended the Healdsburg Acad-
envy, graduating from that institution of
learning in 1850. From Healdsburg he
removed to Portland, Oregon, where he
resided two years. For the following four
or five years he engaged in mining in Brit
ish Columbia, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana Territories. He returned to California
in 1868, and located in Santa Clara, where
he has since resided. BY occupation he is
painter and Is man of family. He has
served two years on the local Board of Ed
ucation, of which he now is President and
has served two years as Councilman of the
city of Santa Clara, where he resides. He
is a Republican, and was elected TO repre-
sent the Sixty-third Assembly District by
a majority of 400.
JOSEPH RUSS
Assemblyman from the Second District, a
portion of Humboldt county, was born in
the State of Maine, and is 50 years of age.
He received a good common school educa-
ton in his native State He came to Cali
fornia in March, 1850 He is man of
family. and lives at Ferndale. He served
in the Assembly at the sessions of 1872
and 1S77-S. He is extensively engaged in
the stock raising and dairying business.
He was elected 10 the Assembly at the No
Vember election ON the Republican ticket
by majority of Ia
7. \. RosEBHRRY,
OF Adm. Modoc county, California, was
born in Clark county, Missouri, in 1917.
He was reared q farmer-boy and received a
good common school education Also at
tended business college after coming to
California He came to California in 1870,
located in Eolo county, where he remained
until 1873, at which time he went to Adm.
Big Valley (then in Siskiyou county, now
in Modoc He for several years was en-
gagged as clerk and salesman in q general
merchandising business, afterwards became
interested in the same business, which he
has continued in up 10 this time He also
has farming interests and Is somewhat in
tcrested in stock-raising and mining. He
is a Republican, and was elected at the
last election on that ticket to represent Mo
doc county in the Legislature by q majority
of 10. He ran III votes ahead of the Re
publican electoral ticket and 1S4 ahead OF
Carothers which indicates the great popu-
larity of Mr.. Roseberry with the citizens OF
Modoc county.
TRUMAN REEVES.
OF San Bernardino county, is native OF
Ohio, aged II years, and married. In re-
ligious belief he is a CongreR tionalist, and
politically Republican, by occupation a
matchmaker and ieweler. He received a
good common-schooI education, working
on the farm in summer and attending
school in winter, until he was IS, at which
time he left home to learn the Matchmaking
trade, At the breaking out of the rebellion
he entered the service Is a private in Com
pany 6, Sixth Ohio Cavalry. Served three
years, and re-enlisted. At the battle OF
Cold Harbor. Va, he lost his left arm, and
was discharged from the service IN 1865,
After leaving the service he took q COM
mercial course at the Commercial College at
Oberlin, O. Was afterwards elected Re