William M. Crutcher
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-07-1875 | Independent | AD-22 | 0 | Win |
| 11-07-1882 | Democratic | SBOE2 | 19332 | Loss |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/48369897/william-mcdowell-crutcher |
Candidate Biography:
William McDowell Crutcher
Born: December 19, 1828 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Married: Mary E. Currier
Died: March 16, 1896 in Auburn, CA
1857-1867: Deputy Sheriff, Placer County
1867: Candidate for Placer County Sheriff (Lost)
1873: Sergeant-at-Arms, California State Assembly
1885-1889: Deputy Internal Revenue Collector in California
1893-1896: Deputy Internal Revenue Collector in California
- LAWMAN: On July 11, 1859, Crutcher fought a shoot-out with "the notorious highwayman Richard "Rattlesnake Dick" Barter and an accomplice in Auburn..."
Source: Directory of the California Legislature. Twenty-First Session, 1875-6 by William Halley (1876)