Douglas G. Barnes
Republican
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-07-1882 | Republican | AD-19 | 0 | Win |
03-15-1884 | Republican | AD-26 | 0 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Douglas Gilson Barnes
Born: August 1, 1825 in Keeseville, NY
Married: Adelia A. Dunning (m. 1835)
Child: Harry C.
Died: June 20, 1899 on the Yukon River, Alaska
1860: Member, Oakland City Council
1868: Member, Oakland City Council
1883: Seat was successfully contested and declared vacant on February 16.
- Barnes died when his sailboat got caught in a whirlpool and he drowned.
Source: "The Legislature." Sacramento Daily Record-Union, 1 January 1883, Page 12.