Seldon J. Finney
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-03-1868 | Republican | AD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 09-06-1871 | Republican | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 09-02-1873 | Republican | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/81067041/selden-j-finney |
Candidate Biography:
Selden J. Finney
Born: 1825 in New York
Died: July 27, 1875 in San Mateo County, CA
- Alexander D. Bell, a journalist for the Post, was expelled from his desk in the State Senate Chambers after publishing a report that Senator Finney had accepted a bribe. It was later determined that the Bell report was just based on a rumor, and the expulsion was reconsidered.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: Legislative Guide... of all the State Officers and Members of the Legislature... by Kean & Dudley (H.S. Crocker and Co.; 1871)