Walter Murray was quite the interesting guy. Born in London, Murray moved to the United States at a young age. In his thirties, he fought in the Mexican-American War. He moved to California and soon married Mercedes Espinosa (the two had six children). By the late 1850s, he was a leader of the San Luis […]
Close Races
There are still some very close elections out there. As the votes continue to be counted, there are a handful of close elections that we are watching (including two separated by less than 100 votes). The current numbers; Congress In CD-08, Paul Cook is hanging onto second place by 233 votes. In CD-21, John Hernandez […]
Congressman Bell (1903-1905)
Another tidbit we stumbled on recently was the death of Congressman Theodore A. Bell. Bell’s biography on the Bioguide website notes that “was accidentally killed near San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., September 4, 1922”. Far too interesting to pass up. A quick search revealed that Bell had died when the vehicle he was driving near […]
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