Saturday, July 15, 2017

Where Was Torrance in Congressional Politics? 1873-1885 CD 4

Here is the following information which I have gleaned so far about the Congressional representatives for Torrance, CA over the last century and a half.

Notice that the district was immense, stretching from the southern border all the way to the southern edges of San Francisco and Sacramento.

Congressional District 4

Here are the Congressman and terms in order:

Election 1872

Sherman Otis Houghton (R)





Election 1875

Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (Democrat)


Election 1876

Romualdo Pacheco


Election 1878





Election 1879




Election 1880




Election 1882

Pleasant Tully (Democrat)


Sources:


http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=169144

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Otis_Houghton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D._Wigginton

Romualdo Pacheco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D._Wigginton

1 comment:

  1. La Raza will ignore this, but Pacheco, a Republican, was the first Hispanic governor in the US.

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