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John C. Schmidt

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-07-1859 Democratic AD-05 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/59661050/john-conrad-schmidt
 

Candidate Biography:

John Conrad Schmidt
Born: September 28, 1819 in Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kingdom of Württemberg (today German)
Married: Sophia (m. ~1841)
Child: William H.
Military Service: USN (Mexican War, Civil War), Mexican Army (Revolution against Mexican Emperor Maximilian I)
Died: November 10, 1885 in Eureka, CA

 

  • HIGH RANK: During the overthrow of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, Schmidt held a Brigadier General's commission in the Mexican Army.