Amos P. Catlin
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02-1852 | Whig | SD-11 | 0 | Win |
| 11-04-1856 | Know Nothing | AD-09 | 0 | Win |
| 03-21-1872 | Republican | SBOE1 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_P._Catlin |
Candidate Biography:
Born: January 25, 1823 in Red Hook, New York
Married: Ruth Anne Coningham Donaldson (m. 1860, d. 1878)
Died: November 5, 1900 in Sacramento, California
1875: Primary Candidate for Governor (Lost)
1891-1897: Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court
1896: Candidate for Sacramento County Superior Court (Lost)
- The Legislator who was widely credited with establishing Sacramento as the State Capital.
- PLACENAME: Amos P. Catlin Park, located in Folsom, was named for the legislator and BOE member.
- NOTABLE ATTORNEY: Oscar T. Shuck's first edition of The Bench and Bar of California (1887) uses twelve of the thirteen chapters to relate the biography of a notable California attorney. Catlin is one of the twelve.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)