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McDowell R. Venable

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1886 Democratic AD-73 0 Win
Website: politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2015/12/mcdowell-reid-venable-1836-1907.html
 

Candidate Biography:

McDowell Reid Venable
Born: September 1836 in Charlotte Co., Virginia
Married: Alice Watkins
Children: Catherine, Alice, Edna, Magdaline, and Reida
Military Service: Confederate Army
Died: April 12, 1907 in San Luis Obispo, CA

1872-1880: County Judge, San Luis Obispo County

  • Wounded at the Battle of Antietam. [Source: politicalstrangenames]