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James H. Renfro

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1890 Democratic AD-12 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/21876701/james-harvey-renfro
 

Candidate Biography:

James Harvey Renfro, Jr
Born: November 2, 1845 in Booneville, Mississippi
Married: Jane Piner (m. 1869)
Children: Lewis C. A., James H., Nannie B., Jennie M., Harry D., Thomas C., and Silvia L.
Died: May 20, 1892 in Kelseyville, CA

Previous: Superintendent of Schools, Lake County

  • Be Fruitful and Multiply: Renfro had seven children.

Source: "Some Public Men". The Sunday Union (Sacramento), 2/8/1891. Page 7.