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George F. Baker

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-03-1879 Republican SD-07 0 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

George Frank Baker
Born: September 15, 1849 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 11, 1882 in San Francisco, CA

1871-1874: Superintendent of Schools, Santa Clara County
1879-1880: President pro Tempore, California State Senate
1880: President, Republican Party State Convention
1882: Planned to run for Congress but died before the primary

Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)