John S. Hager
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-01-1849 | Nonpartisan | Delegate | 0 | Win |
| 11-02-1852 | Union | SD-06 | 0 | Win |
| 10-08-1853 | Union | SD-06 | 0 | Win |
| 09-05-1865 | Union | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 11-25-1865 | Union | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 11-03-1868 | Union | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 12-23-1873 | Democratic | Senate1 | 0 | Win |
| 06-19-1878 | Delegate | 0 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
John Sharpenstein Hager
Born: March 12, 1818 near Morristown, New Jersey
Married: Elizabeth L. Hager
Children: Alice and Ethel
Died: March 19, 1890 in San Francisco, CA
1849: Delegate, First California Constitutional Convention (at Monterey)*
1855-1861: District Judge for San Francisco
1868-1890: Honorary Regent, University of California
1879: Delegate, Second Constitutional Convention (Sacramento)
1885-1889: Collector of Customs, Port of San Francisco
- LEGISLATION: Hager authored SB 168 (1868) to create the office of Insurance Commissioner.
- Hager's Congressional biography states that he was a member of the first Convention, however the Secretary of State's copy of the 1849 California Constitution does not bear his name.
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/]