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Benjamin Barton

Breckinridge Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-04-1861 Breckinridge Democratic AD-01 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8318935
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: June 8, 1823 in South Carolina
Married:  Eliza Henry Brite (m. 1843)
Children: John Henry, Hiram Merritt, Lelia Barton, Mary Elizabeth, and Anna Lee
Died: December 31, 1899

1858: Superintendent of Schools, San Bernardino County

  • Barton Road, between Highway 215 and Redlands, is named for the Assemblyman (who owned the land in the 1800s.)