Alfred W. Taliaferro
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-03-1851 | Whig | AD-19 | 0 | Win |
| 11-04-1856 | Democratic | SD-11 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.tngenweb.org/darkside/mttam-ca/taliaferro.html |
Candidate Biography:
Dr. Alfred Walker Taliaferro, MD
Born: 1825 in Essex Co., Virginia
Died: December 9, 1885 in San Rafael, CA
- Taliaferro gave the "Bird's Nest Glen" estate to Charles Fairfax as a wedding present.
- INVENTION: Inventor of Taliaferro's Sarsaparilla, which was marketed as "The King of the Blood"
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80427908/alfred-walker-taliaferro