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John L. Beard

Republican

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-06-1894	Republican	SD-28	0	Win

Website:	www.findagrave.com/memorial/158909069/john-l_-beard

Candidate Biography:

Born: June 18, 1845 in Lafayette, Indiana
Married: Elizabeth Hawley (m. 1880)
Children: Jesse and Eldridge L.
Died: November 19, 1903 in Centerville, CA

1876-1892: Member, Regents of the University of California

Source: "Death of Former State Senator," Salinas Californian, November 21, 1903, page 1