Drury Malone | |
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Secretary of State of California | |
In office December 4, 1871 –December 6, 1875 | |
Governor | Newton Booth |
Preceded by | Henry L. Nichols |
Succeeded by | Thomas Beck |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1833 Kentucky |
Died | 1903 California |
Political party | Republican |
Drury Melone (c. 1833-1903) was a California politician who served as the 11th California Secretary of State and a Presidential Elector. [1] [2] [3] Melone was a stockholder of the Union Pacific Railroad and also owned and operated the St. George Hotel in Sacramento,California. [4] [5] [6]
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