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Elisha W. McKinstry

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-13-1849 Nonpartisan AD-Sacramento 0 Win
09-02-1863 Democratic Lieutenant Governor 43923 Loss
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_W._McKinstry
 

Candidate Biography:

Elisha Williams McKinstry
Born: April 10, 1824 in Detroit, Michigan
Married: Annie Hedges (in 1864)
Children: Four
Died: November 1, 1901 in San Jose, CA

1850: Resigned from the State Assembly on April 26.
1851-1852: Adjutant General, California National Guard
1852-18??: Justice, Seventh Judicial District Court
1874-1888: Justice, California Supreme Court

Source: California Blue Book (1913-15)