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Charles McDermit

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-07-1859 Democratic AD-12 0 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: May 7, 1820 in Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
Married: ??? Davidson
Children: Three
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican War, Indian Wars)
Killed: August 8, 1865 near Owyhee, Nevada

1853: Sheriff, Siskiyou County

 

  • As the commander of Fort Churchill in Nevada, he was killed in an "indian battle" in Green River valley.

Source: History of Siskiyou County, California by Harry Laurenz Wells