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Oliver S. Witherby

Nonpartisan

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-13-1849 Nonpartisan AD-San Diego 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/41737686/oliver-spencer-witherby
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: February 19, 1815 near Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: December 18, 1896

1849: Member, California Boundary Commission
1850: Resigned from the State Assembly on April 3.
1850-1853: Judge, First District Court
1853-1857: Collector of Customs for San Diego
1858: Member, San Diego County Board of Supervisors
1880: President, Consolidated National Bank of the United States