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William T. Ferguson

Whig

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-06-1854 Whig AD-20 0 Win
11-04-1856 Know Nothing SD-20 0 Win
09-02-1857 Democratic SD-20 0 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Died: August 23, 1866

  • SIMILAR NAMES: In 1857 and 1859, the State Senate had a William I. Ferguson from Sacramento County and a William T. Ferguson from Sierra County.

Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)