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James L. English

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CA Blue Book (2000)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
09-02-1857	Democratic	Treasurer	55266	Win

Website:	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._English

Candidate Biography:

James Lawrence English
Born: June 5, 1813 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: May 29, 1889 in Sacramento, CA

1855: Mayor, City of Sacramento
1876: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

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