Elam Brown
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-03-1849 | Nonpartisan | Delegate | 0 | Win |
| 11-13-1849 | Nonpartisan | AD-San Jose | 0 | Win |
| 10-07-1850 | Whig | AD-05 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5797859 |
Candidate Biography:
Born: June 10, 1797 in Herkimer County, New York
Married: Joan
Died: August 10, 1889 in Lafayette, CA
1849: Delegate, First California Constitutional Convention (representing San Jose District)
- Brown was the first State Assemblyman to represent Contra Costa County after it's incorporation.
Source: California Blue Book (1924)
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis
Source: Governmental Roster, 1889. State and County Governments of California by W. C. Hendricks