J. W. Van Benschoten
Nonpartisan
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-13-1849 | Nonpartisan | AD-San Joaquin | 0 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
John Wesley Van Benschoten
Born: October 14, 1817
Married: Jessie McKay (m. 1866, d. 1870), Mary A. Gunn (m. 1873)
Children: Charles Wesley, Joseph
Died: January 12, 1886 near Graysonville, CA
1850: Resigned from the State Assembly on February 18.
1850-1851: Postmaster, Graysonville (Tuolumne Co.) Post Office
- THE THINGS PARENTS DO FOR THEIR KIDS: "John Wesley V.B. in his early years was a delicate boy, and his parents, to give him a more robust constitution, apprenticed him to a butcher."
- He was later described as "square-built, good natured, skilled with the fists and no churchman."
Source: Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America by William Henry Van Benschoten (1907)