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James N. Long

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1920 Republican AD-18 1949 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: May 7, 1883 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Delia A. Johnson (m. 1906)
March 30, 1963 in Oakland, CA

1910s: Member, Richmond Board of Education
1918-1920: Member, Richmond City Council
1920: Mayor, City of Richmond
1924-1929: Postmaster, City of Richmond
1930-1942: Member, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
1943-1955: Sheriff, Contra Costa County

Source: https://www.cocosheriff.org/about-us/past-sheriffs-of-contra-costa
Source: "James N. Long, Former Sheriff, Supervisor Dies" Concord Transcript Concord, California · Monday, April 01, 1963