Edwin G. Waite

Edwin G. Waite
Edwin G. Waite
16th California Secretary of State
	In office; 1891–1894
Governor	Henry Markham
Preceded by	William C. Hendricks
Succeeded by	Albert Hart
California State Assemblyman
	In office; 1855–1856
Constituency	Assembly District 16
District Attorney
	In office; 1854–1855
Personal details
Died	1894-10-30
Political party	Whig; Know Nothing; Union; Republican
Spouse	Julia Eliza Stone
Children	Julia, Mary, Effie, Edith

Edwin G. Waite (died 30 October 1894) was an American politician, newspaper man, author, and goldminer. He was a member of California's 16th State Assembly district, Alameda, California from 1855 until 1856. In 1891, he became Secretary of State of California, and died in office in 1894.^[1] He belonged to the Whig, Know Nothing, Union, and Republican parties during his political career.^[2]

While living in Nevada County, California,^[3] Waite was a newspaperman associated with the Nevada Daily Transcript and The Nevada Journal of Nevada City, California.^[4] He was the coauthor of The Discovery of Gold in California, which included a section entitled 'Pioneer Mining'—a reprint of Waite's recollection experiences in the gold diggings period (1849–1851).^[5]

He married Julia Eliza Stone (born March 17, 1839)^[6] on May 13, 1856.^{[citation needed]}

Waite is interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery in Sacramento, California.^[7]

Partial bibliography

Hittel, J. S., Marshall, J. W., & Waite, E. G. (1968). The discovery of gold in California. Palo Alto, Calif: Lewis Osborne. OCLC 2095273. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

References

^ "Index to Politicians: Wait to Walberg". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
^ "Edwin G. Waite". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
^ "Politicians who lived in Nevada County". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
^ Mann, Ralph (1982). After the Gold Rush : society in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1849–1870. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 0-8047-1136-4.
^ "Title: The Discovery of Gold in California". siegelbooks.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
^ "Edwin G Waite". dave-francis.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
^ "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index" (PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by	California AD 1854–1855	Succeeded by
Preceded by	California State Assemblyman, 16th District 1855–1856	Succeeded by
Preceded by William C. Hendricks	Secretary of State of California 1891–1894	Succeeded by Albert Hart

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[1] "Index to Politicians: Wait to Walberg". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

[2] "Edwin G. Waite". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

[3] "Politicians who lived in Nevada County". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

[4] Mann, Ralph (1982). After the Gold Rush : society in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1849–1870. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 0-8047-1136-4.

[5] "Title: The Discovery of Gold in California". siegelbooks.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

[6] "Edwin G Waite". dave-francis.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

[burial-7] "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index" (PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

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