William W. Bowers
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-02-1873 | Republican | AD-01 | 0 | Win |
| 11-02-1886 | Republican | SD-40 | 0 | Win |
| 11-04-1890 | Republican | CD-06 | 33522 | Win |
| 11-08-1892 | Republican | CD-07 | 15856 | Win |
| 11-06-1894 | Republican | CD-07 | 18434 | Win |
| 11-03-1896 | Republican | CD-07 | 18939 | Loss |
| 11-06-1906 | Independent | SD-40 | 1289 | Loss |
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Candidate Biography:
William Wallace Bowers
Born: October 20, 1834 in Whitestown, New York
Died: May 2, 1917 in San Diego, CA
1874-1879: Collector of Customs, Port of San Diego
1889-1891: Trustee, State Normal School at Los Angeles
1902-1906: Collector of Customs, Port of San Diego
- LEGISLATION: According to the article "The Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California" by Dale Gieringer (Contemporary Drug Problems; June 1999), Anderson N. Walker's AB 153 (1880) was California's first anti-narcotics bills to include controls on hemp drugs. Gieringer noted that "it may well rank as the first anti-cannabis bill in the United States." The California's second piece of marijuana legislation was AB 223 (1885) by Assemblyman Peter Deveny and the third was SB 370 (1889) by Senator William W. Bowers.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]