Delos R. Ashley
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-08-1853 | Democratic | AD-04 | 0 | Win |
| 09-06-1854 | Democratic | AD-03 | 0 | Win |
| 09-05-1855 | Know Nothing | SD-03 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1861 | Republican | Treasurer | 51868 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Delos Rodeyn Ashley
Born: February 19, 1828 at The Post, Arkansas Territory [now Arkansas]
Died: July 18, 1873 in San Francisco, CA
1856: President pro Tempore, California State Senate
1857: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 2 to 18)
1863: Resigned as Treasurer on October 5.
1865-1869: Member, United States House of Representatives [Nevada]
- NEVADA: Ashley was the second Member of Congress from Nevada after statehood.
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/]