William Irwin
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1861 | Union Democratic | AD-28 | 0 | Win |
| 09-03-1862 | Union Democratic | AD-28 | 0 | Win |
| 11-03-1868 | Democratic | SD-28 | 0 | Win |
| 09-06-1871 | Democratic | SD-28 | 0 | Win |
| 09-02-1873 | Democratic | SD-28 | 0 | Win |
| 02-27-1875 | Nonpartisan | Lieutenant Governor | 0 | Win |
| 09-07-1875 | Democratic | Governor | 61509 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/4195/william-irwin |
Candidate Biography:
Born: July 12, 1827 in Oxford, Ohio
Died: March 15, 1886 in San Francisco, CA
1865: Candidate for Siskiyou County Tax Collector (Lost)
1875: Acting Lieutenant Governor (following succession of Romualdo Pacheco to Governor)
1875: Warden, California State Prison
1879: Temporary Chair, Second Constitutional Convention (Sacramento)
1883-1886: Member, California State Harbor Commission
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)
Source: Legislative Guide... of all the State Officers and Members of the Legislature... by Kean & Dudley (H.S. Crocker and Co.; 1871)