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Josiah Lefever

Democratic

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
09-01-1858	Democratic	AD-20	0	Win

Website:	files.usgwarchives.org/ca/sierra/bios/lefever482nbs.txt

Candidate Biography:

Dr. Josiah Lefever
Born: 1822 in Knox County, Ohio
Married: Miss M. A. Sullivan (in 1858)
Died: February 12, 1888 in Alleghany, CA

Source: Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 58, Number 151, 14 February 1888