▁He ath ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁replacing ▁out going ▁territorial ▁secretary ▁Benjamin ▁F . ▁Hard ing . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁S alem ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁leaving ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁mayor ▁of ▁S alem , ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁cl erk ▁to ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁legisl ator ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁twice . ▁He ath ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁represent ▁district ▁ 5 0 . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁He ath ▁moved ▁south ▁to ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁County , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁farm . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁hardware ▁merchant ▁and ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁County ▁Bank . ▁The ▁hardware ▁store ▁was ▁on ▁Pacific ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁and ▁partly ▁owned ▁by ▁John ▁By r ne . ▁Later ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁real ▁estate ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁Samuel ▁D ren nan . ▁Luci en ▁He ath ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 9 ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Ever green ▁C