Henry Edgerton
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-07-1859 | Anti-Lecompton Democratic | SD-10 | 0 | Win |
| 11-06-1860 | Douglas Democratic | SD-10 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1861 | Independent | CD-AL | 35449 | Loss |
| 09-02-1873 | Independent | SD-16 | 0 | Win |
| 09-07-1875 | Independent | SD-18 | 0 | Win |
| 11-07-1882 | Republican | CD-AL | 73454 | Loss |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/11063252/henry-edgerton |
Candidate Biography:
Born: November 14, 1830 in Windsor, Vermont
Married: Frances E. Brown (m. 1860s, div. 1878), Virginia E. Taylor (m. 1881)
Died: November 3, 1887 in San Francisco, CA
1850s: District Attorney, Napa County
1879: Member, Second Constitutional Convention (Sacramento)
1880: U.S. Presidential Elector
1882-1884: Trustee, California State Library
1884: U.S. Presidential Elector
1886-1887: Trustee, California State Library
- Edgerton was the judge who presided over the trail of Ned McGowan for the killing of James King of William.
- LEGISLATION: During the 1879 Convention, it was Delegate Edgerton who introduced the amendment to maintain Sacramento as the seat of government for California.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: Directory of the California Legislature. Twenty-First Session, 1875-6 by William Halley (1876)