Philip A. Roach
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-18-1849 | Nonpartisan | Treasurer | 1 | Loss |
| 09-03-1851 | Democratic | SD-04 | 0 | Win |
| 09-02-1873 | Democratic | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Philip Augustine Roach
Born: November 1, 1820 in Cork, Ireland
Died: April 27, 1889 in San Francisco, CA
1846: Alcalde, City of Monterey
1849: Mayor, City of Monterey
1860-1861: President, Society of California Pioneers
1870s: Editor, San Francisco Daily Examiner
- "Mr. Roach is personally very popular and a pure public man. He has always proved himself a chivalrous defender of the fair sex." [Source: Directory of the California Legislature]
Source: The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880 by R. A. Burchell (UC Press; 1979)
Source: Directory of the California Legislature. Twenty-First Session, 1875-6 by William Halley (1876)
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)