constituency_am predecessor successor death_date birth_place assembly death_place nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
california 's 17th district edward j. carey john j. miller june 12 , 1986 -lrb- aged 78 -rrb- courtland , arizona california state berkeley , california american democratic february 2 , 1908 january 1949 william byron rumford
 1967 william byron rumford pharmacist university of california , berkeley
william byron rumford

william byron rumford -lrb- february 2 , 1908 -- june 12 , 1986 -rrb- was an american pharmacist and politician .
he was the first african american elected to a state public office in northern california .
