L. W. Hastings
Nonpartisan
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-01-1849 | Nonpartisan | Delegate | 0 | Win |
| 11-13-1849 | Nonpartisan | CD-AL | 215 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Lansford Warren Hastings
Born: 1819 in Mount Vernon, Ohio
Married: Catherine McCord, Charlotte Toler, Janice "Jennie" Mendenhall
Military Service: Confederate Army (Civil War)
Died: 1870 in Brazil or St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
1843: Arrived in California. John Bidwell wrote that Hastings "was ambitious to make California a republic and to be its first president..." (Source)
1849: Delegate, First California Constitutional Convention (representing Sacramento District)
1850s: Judge, Sacramento County
1860s: Postmaster of Yuma [Arizona]
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis
Source: Governmental Roster, 1889. State and County Governments of California by W. C. Hendricks