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William Blackburn

Know Nothing

Date Party Office Votes Result
06-03-1849 Nonpartisan Delegate 0 Win
09-05-1855 Know Nothing AD-03 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/73844883/william-blackburn
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: February 14, 1814 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Married: Harriet Mead
Child: Frederick Snyder
Died: March 25, 1867 in San Francisco, CA

1849: Delegate, First California Constitutional Convention (Elected from the Sacramento District but did not attend)

  • DUEL: Blackburn fought a duel with William Woodcock on March 8, 1853 near Marysville. Neither party was killed.

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