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John Y. Lind

Democratic

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
10-07-1850	Democratic	AD-08	0	Win
09-03-1851	Democratic	SD-08	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

1854: Secretary of the Senate, California State Senate

PLACENAME: The town of Jenny Lind (Calaveras County) was either named for the Swedish singer by that name, or possibly (but probably not) for John Y. Lind who was one of the county's first state legislators.