Gilbert A. Grant
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-02-1857 | Republican | SD-05 | 0 | Win |
| 09-01-1858 | Republican | SD-05 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/155211596/gilbert-allen-grant |
Candidate Biography:
Gilbert Allen Grant
Born: March 17, 1817 in Rockinham, Vermont
Married: Helen St John Aikens (m. 1843), Sarah Marie Beach (m. 1847, d. 1857)
Children: Helen St. John, Catherine, Allen Dudley, and Edward Norton
Died: December 31, 1860 in San Francisco, CA
- Grant arrived in California in 1849, so he doesn't appear to have been the same person as G. A. Grant, who represented Sacramento in the first legislature.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: San Francisco Cemetery Records, 1848-1863 by Tamalpais Chapter, DAR (1938)