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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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HISTORY OF NORTHERN OALIFORNIA. 79
W. E. Shannon, Winfield S. Sherwood aud John
A. Sutter were elected. When the convention
met at Monterey, Saturday, September 1, 1849,
there was not a quorum present, and an adjournment was made until the next Monday, at
which it was organized. Discussion was at once
commenced on the subject of representation,
other districts also claiming seats for additional
delegates, and the matter was difficult to settle
satisfactorily. In the afternoon a report was
made by the committee on privileges and elections recommending the admission of eight
delegates from the Sacramento district, and
naming for the additional four L. W. Hastings,
J. S. Fowler, John Bidwell and M. M. MeCarver. The report called forth considerable
debate, ending the next day in the adoption of
a report by a special committee allowing this
district fifteen delegates, and for the remaining
seven nominating John McDongal, Elisha O.
Crosby, W. Blackburn, James Queen, R. M.
Jones, W. Lacy and Charles E. Pickett.
Of the fifteen but eight are recorded as having participated in the deliberations of the convention, namely :—
Jacob R. Snyder, thirty-four years of age,
born in Philadelphia, came here from Pennsy]vania four years previously, surveyor by profession and postoffive Sacramento.
Winfield S. Sherwood, thirty-two years old, a
native of Sandy Hill, New York, resided at Mormon Island, in this State four months, a lawyer.
L. W. Hastings, lawyer from Knox County,
Ohio, thirty years of age, in this State six years,
postoftice Sutter.
John A. Sutter, farmer, a native of Switzerland, came to California in 1838 from Missouri,
and forty-seven years old at the time of this
convention.
John McDougal, merchant at Sutter, thirtytwo years old, a native of Ohio, came to this
State from Indiana seven months previously.
Elisha O. Crosby, lawyer, thirty-four years
of age, from Tompkins County, New York,
postoffice Vernon, and resident of this State
seven months.
M. M. McCarver, farmer, forty-two years old,
born in Madison County, Kentucky, came trom
Oregon to this State one year previously, and a
resident of Sacramento.
W. E. Shannon, a lawyer, resident at Coloma
three years, twenty-seven years of age, a native
of County Mayo, Ireland, and came to this State
from New York.
The constitution framed, it was submitted to
the people and voted upon November 13, 1849.
The total vote in the State was for the constitution 12,064 and against the constitution 811.
The population at that time in the different
districts are computed as follows: San Diego,
846; Los Angeles, 643; Santa Barbara, 226;
San Luis Obispo, 44; Monterey, 365; San
Jose, 544; San Francisco, 6,159; Sonoma,
623; Sacramento, 18,390; San Joaquin, 10,582.
At the time the constitation was ratified and
State officers elected, the members of the
Legislature were also elected. The Senators
were Elisha O. Crosby, John Bidwell and H.C.
Robinson; and the Representatives to the Assembly were Thomas J. Henly, Elisha W. McKinstry and George B. Tingly.
The members of the second constitutional
convention in 1879, from Northern California,
were as follows: _
Andrews, A. R..........08 rrr Shasta City.
Barry, Edmuaod...... .....6 ereeeeee Nevada City.
Barton, James N...........00sceeee Ferndale.
Belcher, Isaac 8..........eeeeeeesee Marysville.
Berry, J......cccceecccccececcseeees Yreka.
Biggs, Marion....... bev ceceeccceees Biggs Station.
Boggs, H. C....sccessecesececsceces Lakeport.
Boucher, Josiah. ......cscescecesees Dayton
Burt, Samuel B......... cc cceeecees Bath.
Caples, James... ..........ceesseeee Folsom.
Chapman, Augustus H.............. Chico.
Charles, J. M..........00006 eevceess Vallejo Tp.
Cowden, D. H............ccceesccce Marysville.
Cross, C. W....c. ce ccecevccceccesees Nevada City.
Crouch, Robert...........esseeceeee Napa.
Davis, Hamlet.........csesceeseeee Truckee.
Dean, J. Eu... ... cece ene cece eeeceee Placerville.
Dudley, J. Mi... cc ceeseeereceeveees Dixon.
Dunlap, Presley.........06 see eee Sacramento.
Eagon, Jobn A.. 1.2... cceceeeeeceeee Jackson.
Edgerton, Henry...........0-e00--Sacramento.
Estey, Thomas H. ........ «...00., San Antonio.
Filcher, J. A..cccs cece ececceeccoees Auburn.