"fine appearance, warmth and congeniality of feelings." His law practice in Jackson served as a launching pad for other California politicians such as Judge Henry L. Waldo who became the district attorney of Amador County from 1867 until 1870, as well as Anthony Caminetti, who also became the district attorney of Amador County but later became a United States representative from California from 1891 to 1895. He was married in 1876 to "Miss Phelps of Amador County" and had two children, a boy and a girl. References External links 1829 births 1886 deaths Democratic Party United States senators from California Democratic Party California state senators Speakers of the California State Assembly Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly People from Amador County, California People from Albemarle County, Virginia 19th-century American politicians