In 1859 he was elected County Surveyor of Alameda County and re-elected two years later . Also that same year he was appointed United States Deputy Surveyor by Surveyor General E. F. Beale , and he served in that position for about ten years . In 1876 he was chosen by the Second Congressional District of California as a delegate to the Republic National Convention at Cincinnati , Ohio
Republic National Convention
1876 Republican National Convention
E. H. Dyer