N. V. Wemple
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1924 | Republican | AD-04 | 4597 | Win |
| 11-02-1926 | Republican | AD-04 | 5638 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: May 7, 1871 in Milford, CA
Married: Martha Pearl Bronson (m. 1892)
Children: Orville Earl, Guy Bronson, Fred, Lyle Elmer, Maude, Percy Nolan, and Bernice M.
Family: Son of Joseph Crawford Wemple (Lassen County Assessor; 1868-1873)
Died: January 19, 1942 in Susanville, CA
1906-1914: Assessor, Lassen County
- Be Fruitful and Multiply: Wemple had seven children.
- Bernice married long-time Assembly Chief Clerk Arthur Ohnimus in 1943. Ohnimus served as Chief Clerk from 1923-1963.
- NOTABLE NO VOTE (Child Labor): This legislator was one of 9 State Assemblymembers (and twelve legislators total) who voted against AJR 1 (1925) by Frank C. Weller, which provided California's ratification of what was called the Child Labor Amendment, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, which would have allowed Congress to regulate child labor. The constitutional amendment was ratified by California, but not by the required number of states and did not become law.
Source: California Blue Book (1928)
Source: oocities.org Page on Wemple