Sherman Day
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-08-1853 | Whig | Superintendent of Public Instruction | 35465 | Loss |
| 09-06-1854 | Democratic | SD-04 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/166760693/sherman-day |
Candidate Biography:
Born: February 11, 1806 in New Haven, Connecticut
Married: Elizabeth Ann King (m. 1832)
Children: Harriet K., Roger S., Martha E., Jane O., Clinton, and Mary
Family: Son of Jeremiah Day (President of Yale University; 1817 to 1846)
Family: Grandson of Roger Sherman (who helped write both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution)
Died: December 14, 1884 in Berkeley, CA
- Be Fruitful and Multiply: Day had six children.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)