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William J. Carr

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1912 Independent SD-36 11139 Win
11-03-1914 Progressive (Bull Moose) SD-36 9959 Win
11-05-1918 Republican SD-36 19327 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/197667228/william-jarvis-carr
 

Candidate Biography:

William Jarvis Carr
Born: September 12, 1879 in Batavia, Illinois
Married: Mary Dorothy Huntington
Died: November 16, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA

1903-1905: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, City of Manila [Philippines]
1910-1913: City Attorney, City of Pasadena
1927-1930: Member, California Public Utilities Commission
1931-1937: Member, California Public Utilities Commission

  • LEGISLATION: Author of SB 876 (1927) which established and organized the California Department of Finance.

Source: California Blue Book (1911), (1913-15)