Caleb T. Fay
Union Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1861 | Republican | AD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1867 | Union Republican | Governor | 2088 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Caleb Taylor Fay
Born: April 13, 1821 in Southborough, Massachusetts
Child: Kate Fay
Died: April 20 or 21, 1885 in San Francisco, CA
1860: Candidate for Mayor of San Francisco (Lost)
1862-1865: Assessor of Internal Revenue Department
- LEGISLATION: In 1862, Fay "introduced an Act to amend the Criminal Practice Act, so as to admit colored testimony in criminal cases, which passed the Assembly but was lost in the Democratic Senate." [Source: Representative and leading men of the Pacific]
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: Representative and leading men of the Pacific by Oscar Tully Shuck (1870)