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Frank D. Ryan

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-07-1882 Republican AD-18 0 Win
11-08-1898 Republican CD-02 20400 Loss
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/33677782/frank-desailes-ryan
 

Candidate Biography:

Frank Desailes Ryan
Born: May 11, 1859 in Sacramento, CA
Married: Ella Boutwell (m. 1883)
Children: Frank D. Jr., Estella, Ruth, and Irene
Died: February 9, 1908 in Sacramento, CA

1885-1889: Chief Clerk, California State Assembly
1891-1899: District Attorney, Sacramento County
1898-1902: Trustee, California State Library
1898-1901: Trustee, California State Normal School at Chico
1899-1907: Commissioner of Public Works, City of Sacramento

  • Elected to the Assembly at 23 years old (youngest member in the 1882).