Charles H. Gough
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1877 | Democratic | AD-09 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/131806916/charles-hays-gough |
Candidate Biography:
Charles Hays Gough
Born: 1828 in Southampton, Maryland
Died: July 25, 1895 in San Francisco, CA
1853: Delegate, Whig Party State Convention
1854: Alderman, City and County of San Francisco
1855: Member, San Francisco County Board of Supervisors
1856-1857: Chairman, San Francisco Land Commission (which laid out the Western Addition)
- "In 1850 he sold milk for J. W. Harlan, at four dollars a gallon, carrying it on horseback in two two and a half gallon cans, one swung on each side of the saddle pommel." [Source: The Beginnings of San Francisco by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge (1912). Online at sfgenealogy.com]
- PLACENAME: Gough Street in San Francisco is named for this individual. [Source: The Beginnings of San Francisco by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge (1912). Online at sfgenealogy.com]
Source: "Pen Portraits" Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives