Q: Who was the highest-ranking California elected official to ever be impeached?
A: State Treasurer Henry Bates was impeached in 1857 but resigned before he could be removed from office.
The Online Home of California's Political History
The Online Home of California's Political History
By Alex Vassar
Q: Who was the highest-ranking California elected official to ever be impeached?
A: State Treasurer Henry Bates was impeached in 1857 but resigned before he could be removed from office.
Q: Which California legislators were killed in “Indian Attacks”? A: State Senator James A. Banks (killed in Nevada in 1867) and Assemblyman George W. Leihy (killed in Arizona in 1866).
