John Cave
Nonpartisan
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-26-1850 | Nonpartisan | AD-San Joaquin | 0 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
From: Kentucky
Died: February 28, 1851 in San Jose, CA
- Cave described himself as "From Kentucky State. Don't know where I was born, raised in no particular place, and am now in California this 20th Day of April 1850." [Source: Biography of first Cal. legislature]
Source: Biography of first Cal. legislature, [1850] by Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. 1850
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: The establishment of state government in California 1846-1850 by Cardinal Goodwin (MacMillan Co., 1916)
Source: Daily Alta California 2 March 1851 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)
Source: Daily Pacific News 3 March 1851 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)