Amasa Leland Stanford was an American industrialist and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 8th governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented California in the United States Senate from 1885 until his death in 1893. He and his wife Jane were also the founders of Stanford University,which they named after their late son. Prior to his political career,Stanford was a successful merchant and wholesaler who built his business empire after migrating to California during the Gold Rush. As president of the Central Pacific Railroad and later the Southern Pacific from 1885 to 1890,he held tremendous power in the region and a lasting impact on California. Stanford is widely considered a robber baron.
March Kong Fong Eu was an American dental hygienist and politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly and as Secretary of State of California for five terms.
Jens August Jensen was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1919. He was a minister in the governments of Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes,serving as Minister for the Navy from 1915 to 1917 and Minister for Trade and Customs from 1917 to 1918.
William Guy Higgs was an Australian politician who served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. He was a Senator for Queensland from 1901 to 1906,and then represented the Division of Capricornia in the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1922. He served as Treasurer of Australia from 1915 to 1916,under Billy Hughes.
Frederick Madison Roberts was an American newspaper owner and editor,educator and business owner;he became a politician,the first known man of African American descent elected to the California State Assembly. He served there for 16 years and became known as "dean of the assembly." He has been honored as the first person of African-American descent to be elected to public office among the states on the West Coast.
Ellis Ellwood Patterson was a one-term Democratic California congressman. Born in Yuba City,California,he served as representative between 1945 and 1947. Patterson also served in the California State Assembly. He was also the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of California,1939-43.
Patrick Henry Drewry was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and state senate.
Mary Wilhelmine Williams specialized in Latin American history. She was on the board of editors of the Hispanic American Historical Review from 1927 to 1933 and was secretary of the Conference on Latin American History in 1928 and 1934.
Arthur Newton Pierson was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate.
Edith Mary Wardlaw Burnet Hughes HonFRIAS was a Scottish architect,and is considered Britain's first practising female architect,having established her own architecture firm in 1920.
Robert Wesley Naylor is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former California State Assemblyman who represented the San Francisco Bay Area's 20th Assembly District from 1978 to 1986. During his tenure in the State Assembly,he served as Assembly Republican Leader from 1982 to 1984. After his tenure in the State Assembly,he served as Chair of the California Republican Party from 1987 to 1989.
Lorena Sofia Gonzalez Fletcher is an American union leader and former politician. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2013 to 2022,representing the 80th Assembly District,which encompasses southern San Diego. She was first elected to the Assembly in a 2013 special election to succeed Ben Hueso,who was elected to the State Senate in a special election.
Rosalie Silber Abrams was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–70) and Maryland State Senate (1970-84). She was the first female and Jewish majority leader of the state Senate (1978–82). Appointed by Governor Harry Hughes,Abrams headed the Maryland Office on Aging from 1983 until retiring in 1996.
Teresa Patterson Hughes was an American politician and educator. A member of the Democratic Party,she served from 1992 to 2000 as a California State Senator,representing 25th district. Prior to joining the Senate,from 1975 to 1992,Hughes represented the 47th Assembly District. Hughes is renowned for her substantial contributions to the improvement of elementary,secondary and post-secondary education in California and championing educational policy and reform.
Esto Bates Broughton was an American lawyer,journalist,publicist,and politician,one of the first four women to serve in the California State Assembly when they were elected in 1918. Broughton,who was sworn into office at age 29,was also the youngest woman ever to serve in the California legislature,until her record was broken in 2002.
Bess Gearhart Morrison was an American actress and educator,and a speaker on the Chautauqua and lyceum adult education circuits.
Megan Dahle is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A Republican,she represents the 1st State Assembly district,which encompasses the northeastern corner of California,including the Redwood Forest and the northern Sierra Nevada region.
William A. Hill was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1909 to 1918. He served as chief justice from 1918-1919.
Elizabeth Sawyer Norton (1887–1985) was an American artist,known for her bronze sculptures,paintings,and printmaking. The subject of her work often featured animals,landscapes and/or portraits. She lived in Palo Alto,California,from 1919 until her death in 1985.
Elizabeth Ortega-Toro is an American politician and labor executive who is a member of the California State Assembly from the 20th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,her district includes the southern East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
