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James H. Carson

Democratic

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
04-18-1853	Nonpartisan	AD-19	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: 1821 in Virginia
Married.
Child: One daughter.
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican-American War)
Died: ~ April 20, 1853 in Stockton, CA

PLACENAME: Carson Hill is a Calaveras County ghost town named for Carson because of a profitable gold panning operation he ran there in the 1850s. Nearby Carson Creek is also named for him.