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William W. Bowers

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-02-1873 Republican AD-01 0 Win
11-02-1886 Republican SD-40 0 Win
11-04-1890 Republican CD-06 33522 Win
11-08-1892 Republican CD-07 15856 Win
11-06-1894 Republican CD-07 18434 Win
11-03-1896 Republican CD-07 18939 Loss
11-06-1906 Independent SD-40 1289 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000692
 

Candidate Biography:

William Wallace Bowers
Born: October 20, 1834 in Whitestown, New York
Died: May 2, 1917 in San Diego, CA

1874-1879: Collector of Customs, Port of San Diego
1889-1891: Trustee, State Normal School at Los Angeles
1902-1906: Collector of Customs, Port of San Diego

Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]