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John I. Sykes

Republican

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-02-1886	Republican	AD-15	0	Win
11-06-1888	Republican	AD-15	0	Win

Website:	www.findagrave.com/memorial/182857790/john-ingersoll-sykes

Candidate Biography:

John Ingersoll Sykes
Born: 1817 in St. Lawrence, New York
Died: July 8, 1894 in Grass Valley, CA

1850s: County Recorder, Nevada County

His obituary noted that he was related to Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote "Uncle Tom’s Cabin"