Timothy G. Phelps
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1856 | Republican | AD-05 | 0 | Win |
| 09-02-1857 | Republican | SD-05 | 0 | Win |
| 09-07-1859 | Republican | SD-05 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1861 | Independent | CD-AL | 51651 | Win |
| 09-04-1867 | Union | CD-01 | 13989 | Loss |
| 09-07-1875 | Republican | Governor | 31322 | Loss |
| 09-03-1879 | Republican | RC-02 | 18033 | Loss |
| 11-06-1888 | Republican | CD-05 | 20225 | Loss |
| 11-06-1894 | Republican | AD-52 | 0 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Timothy Guy Phelps
Born: December 20, 1824 in Oxford, New York
Married: Sophronia J. Jewell, Josephine A. McLean
Died: May 30, 1899 near San Carlos, CA
1854: Candidate for Assembly (Lost)
1856: Member, San Mateo County Grand Jury (first in the county)
1859: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 3 to 25)
1860: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 1 to 27)
1865-1868: President, Southern Pacific Railroad
1870-1872: Customs Collector for the Port of San Francisco
1890-189?: Customs Collector for the Port of San Francisco
- LEGISLATION: Phelps introduced the legislation (1857) that created the County of San Mateo.
- BioGuide reported that his death was on June 11. The "History of San Mateo County (1916)" reported that it was May 30th.
- PLACENAME: Phelps Street in San Francisco is named for this individual. [Source: The Beginnings of San Francisco by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge (1912). Online at sfgenealogy.com]
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]
Source: The Beginnings of San Francisco by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge (1912). Online at sfgenealogy.com