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John D. Works

Republican

Picture of John D. Works
Library of Congress
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1910 Republican Senate1 0 Win
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000743
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: March 29, 1847 near Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Alice Banta
Children: Six
Military Service: ARMY (Civil War)
Died: June 6, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA

1878-1880: Member, Indiana State House of Representatives
1886-1887: Justice, Superior Court of San Diego County
1888-1891: Justice, California Supreme Court
1910: President, Los Angeles City Council

Be Fruitful and Multiply: Works had six children.

Source: California Blue Book (1913-15)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]