Samuel W. Boring
Know Nothing
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-05-1855 | Know Nothing | AD-16 | 0 | Win |
| 02-19-1878 | Independent | SD-07 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/151220424/samuel-watson-boring |
Candidate Biography:
Samuel Watson Boring
Born: 1824 in Jonesboro, Tennessee
Married: Susan M. Reed (in 1857)
Children: One daughter
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican War)
Died: July 12, 1903 in San Jose, CA*
1852-1854: Under-Sheriff, Nevada County
1856-1859: Sheriff, Nevada County
1870-1874: Under-Sheriff, Santa Clara County
1874-1878: Secretary, San Jose Water Company
1888-188?: Mayor, City of San Jose
- According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Boring died after shooting himself with a handgun "in a deep canyon in Alum Rock Park".
Source: "Pen Portraits" Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives