Samuel W. Backus
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1877 | Republican | AD-13 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/3519877/samuel-woolsey-backus |
Candidate Biography:
Samuel Woolsey Backus
Born: November 6, 1844 in Pine Plains, New York
Married: Nell Grant Sanborn
Military Service: ARMY (Civil War)
Died: April 10, 1930 in San Francisco, CA
1880-1882: Adjutant General of California
1882-1886: Postmaster of San Francisco
1890-1894: Postmaster of San Francisco
- High Rank: Brigadier General (California State Militia)
Source: California Blue Book (1913-15)
Source: Pen Portraits Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)