John C. Coleman
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1877 | Democratic | SD-24 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/95746241/john-crisp-coleman |
Candidate Biography:
John Crisp Coleman
Born: August 9, 1823 in Walton, Suffolk, England
Married: Mary Lucretia Bush (d. 1868), Persis H. Sibley (m. 1870)
Children: Mary, Florence, George, Harriett, Frances, John C., Persis, Waldo, Sara, and Janet.
Died: March 19, 1919 in San Francisco, CA
1874-1884: President, Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Coleman and his brother were the original stockholders in the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and the North Pacific Coast Railroad
- Be Fruitful and Multiply: Coleman had ten children
Source: "Pen Portraits" Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives