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Lawrence J. Dwyer

Democratic

Picture of Lawrence J. Dwyer
San Francisco Call
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-06-1894 Democratic AD-33 0 Win
11-03-1896 Democratic SD-19 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/155186733/lawrence-j_-dwyer
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: July 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts
Married: Alice Dowling (m. 1888)
Children: Lawrence and Marguerite
Died: February 1, 1902 in San Francisco, CA

1900: Resigned from the State Senate on January 5.
1900-1902: Member, San Francisco County Board of Supervisors

  • Details: Dwyer died at 1:20 p.m. on February 1, 1902 at 1320 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA
  • RESIGNATION LETTER:
    San Francisco
    January 5, 1900
    Hon. Jacob H. Neff, Lieutenant Governor, State of California, President of the Senate
    Sir:
    Having been elected as a member of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, I most respectfully resign as a State Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial District.
    This resignation is forwarded to you in compliance with the provisions of subdivision 3 of section 995 of the Political Code of the State of California.
    Very respectfully,
    Lawrence J. Dwyer