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James F. Houghton

Union

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
09-04-1861	Republican	Surveyor General	51373	Win
09-02-1863	Union	Surveyor General	64887	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: December 1, 1827 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Married.
Children: Three
Died: February 2, 1903 in San Francisco, CA

1889: Regent, California State University