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William B. C. Brown

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-06-1871 Democratic Secretary of State 57907 Loss
02-07-1876 Democratic Controller 0 Win
09-03-1879 Democratic Controller 32193 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: 1840 in Meade County, Kentucky
Married: Cassie Brown
Family: Grandfather of John Brown (Mayor of Sacramento, 1919-1920)
Died: April 12, 1882 in Sacramento, CA

1880: U.S. Presidential Elector

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