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Edwin G. Waite
16th California Secretary of State
In office
1891–1894
Preceded byWilliam C. Hendricks
Succeeded byAlbert Hart
California State Assemblyman
In office
1855–1856
ConstituencyAssembly District 16
District Attorney
In office
1854–1855
Personal details
Died1894-10-30
Political partyWhig
Know Nothing
Union
Republican
SpouseJulia Eliza Stone
ChildrenJulia, Mary, Effie, Edith

Edwin G. Waite (died 30 October 1894) was a politician, newspaper man, author, and goldminer. He was a member of California's 16th State Assembly district, Alameda, California from 1855 until 1856. In 1891, he became Secretary of State of California, and died in office in 1894.[1] He belonged to the Whig, Know Nothing, Union, and Republican parties during his political career.[2]

While living in Nevada County, California,[3] Waite was a newspaperman associated with the Nevada Daily Transcript of Nevada City, California.[4] He also was coauthor of The Discovery of Gold in California, which included, in the section titled 'Pioneer Mining', a reprint of Waite's recollections about his experiences in the 1849–1851 gold diggings period.[5]

He married Julia Eliza Stone (born March 17, 1839)[6] on May 13, 1856 and they had four daughters:[7]

  • Julia Bertha Waite
  • Mary Agnes Waite
  • Effie Genevieve Waite
  • Edith Alice Waite

Waite is interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery in Sacramento, California.[8]

Partial bibliography

  • Hittel, J. S., Marshall, J. W., & Waite, E. G. (1968). The discovery of gold in California. Palo Alto, Calif: Lewis Osborne. OCLC 2095273. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

References

  1. ^ "Index to Politicians: Wait to Walberg". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Edwin G. Waite". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Politicians who lived in Nevada County". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Mann, Ralph (1982). After the Gold Rush : society in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1849–1870. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 0-8047-1136-4.
  5. ^ "Title: The Discovery of Gold in California". siegelbooks.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Edwin G Waite". dave-francis.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  7. ^ "Edwin G. Waite". ancestry.com. August 25, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  8. ^ "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index" (PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by
 California AD
1854–1855 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 California State Assemblyman, 16th District
1855–1856 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State of California
1891–1894 		Succeeded by


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