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Charles A. Bliss

Republican

Picture of Charles A. Bliss
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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1910 Republican AD-17 2558 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/179759473/charles-alfred-bliss
 

Candidate Biography:

Charles Alfred Bliss
Born: September 3, 1871 in Forest Home, CA
Married: Evalene Brown
Child: Charles A. Jr.
Died: October 2, 1967 in Sacramento, CA

1920-1921: Mayor, City of Sacramento

  • NOTABLE NO VOTE (California Suffrage): Bliss was one of 12 State Assemblymembers (and 17 Legislators overall) who voted against SCA 8 (1911), which amended the State Constitution and gave women the right to vote in California.

Source: California Blue Book (1911)
Source: "Who’s Who Among the Candidates", Sacramento Union, Volume 119, Number 168, 8 August 1910