James Carson Needham
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-08-1898 | Republican | CD-07 | 20793 | Win |
| 11-06-1900 | Republican | CD-07 | 23450 | Win |
| 11-04-1902 | Republican | CD-06 | 17268 | Win |
| 11-08-1904 | Republican | CD-06 | 18828 | Win |
| 11-06-1906 | Republican | CD-06 | 18928 | Win |
| 11-03-1908 | Republican | CD-06 | 21323 | Win |
| 11-08-1910 | Republican | CD-06 | 19717 | Win |
| 11-05-1912 | Republican | CD-07 | 22994 | Loss |
| 11-03-1914 | Republican | CD-11 | 25001 | Loss |
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Candidate Biography:
Born: September 17, 1864 (in a covered wagon) at Carson City, Nevada Territory [now Nevada]
Married: Mary A. Dinniene
Family: Brother-in-law of John H. Dinniene
Died (in office): July 11, 1942 in Modesto, CA
1887-1888: Clerk, The Adjutant General’s Office of the War Department
1890: Candidate for SD-?? (Lost)
1919-1935: Justice, Fresno? County Superior Court
- PLACENAME: There is a Needham Street in Modesto that appears to be named for this Needham. Additionally, there is a Mount Needham in Tulare County named for the Congressman.
- Needham was born less than a month before Nevada became a state.
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]
[Source: 1000 California Place Names by Erwin G. Gudde]