Edward R. Amerige
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1902 | Republican | AD-77 | 2366 | Win |
| 11-08-1904 | Republican | AD-77 | 2479 | Win |
| Website: | freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/orbamer2.htm |
Candidate Biography:
Edward Russell Amerige
Born: August 1, 1859 in Malden, Massachusetts
Family: Nephew of George Amerige
Died: May 3, 1915 in Fullerton, CA
1887: Mayor, City of Fullerton
1880s: Member, Fullerton Board of Trustees
- Founder and First Mayor of Fullerton
- Edward Amerige had a brother named George Henry Amerige, who lived until the 1920s and was the nephew of Assemblyman George Amerige.
- "In 1887, they purchased 430 acres of wild, uncultivated land, the present site of Fullerton. They laid out the town starting July 5, 1887."
- PLACENAME: There is an Amerige Park, a street named W. Amerige Ave, and a neighborhood named Amerige Heights in Fullerton, named after the brothers George and Edward Amerige. Malden Street in Fullerton is named for his hometown in Massachusetts.
Source: California Blue Book (1903)
Source: History of Orange County, California by Samuel Armor