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John K. Luttrell
John King Luttrell (June 27, 1831 – October 4, 1893) was an American miner, lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1873 to 1879. Early life Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Luttrell attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844. He moved to Missouri in 1845 with his parents, who settled on a farm near St. Joseph. He moved to California in 1852 and engaged in mining. He settled in Yolo County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Prairie City (later Folsom) in 1853, to El Dorado County in 1854 and thence to Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, and to Alameda County. In the 1870s he moved to Sonoma County, living on a ranch there (now part of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park) for ten years prior to being appointed U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for Alaska. He studied law. Early career He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Oakland in 1856. He was a Justice of the Pea ...
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California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ...
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Alameda County, California
Alameda County ( ) is a List of counties in California, county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and List of the most populous counties in the United States, 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland, California, Oakland. Alameda County is in the San Francisco Bay Area, occupying much of the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay region. The Spanish language, Spanish word ''alameda'' means either "a grove of poplars...or a tree lined street". The name was originally used to describe the Arroyo de la Alameda; the willow and sycamore trees along the banks of the river reminded the early Spanish explorers of a road lined with trees. Although a strict translation to English might be "Poplar Grove Creek", the name of the principal stream that flows through the county is now simply "Alameda Creek". Alameda County is part of t ...
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1875 United States House Of Representatives Elections In California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1875 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred on September 7, 1875. Democrats gained two districts. Results Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 See also *44th United States Congress *Political party strength in California * Political party strength in U.S. states *United States House of Representatives elections, 1874 ReferencesCalifornia Elections Page


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1872 United States House Of Representatives Elections In California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1872. California gained one seat as a result of the 1870 census, which the Republicans won. The Democrats, however, gained a Republican-held district. (Note: The Democratic candidates here ran under the label "Liberal Republican".) Overview Delegation Composition Results Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 See also *43rd United States Congress *Political party strength in California * Political party strength in U.S. states *United States House of Representatives elections, 1872 ReferencesCalifornia Elections Page
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United States Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint, two federal agencies responsible for printing all paper currency and minting coins. The treasury executes currency circulation in the domestic fiscal system, collects all federal taxes through the Internal Revenue Service, manages U.S. government debt instruments, licenses and supervises banks and thrift institutions, and advises the legislative and executive branches on fiscal policy. The department is administered by the secretary of the treasury, who is a member of the Cabinet. The treasurer of the United States has limited statutory duties, but advises the Secretary on various matters such as coinage and currency production. Signatures of both officials appear on all Federal Reserve notes. The dep ...
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45th United States Congress
The 45th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1879, during the first two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority. The 45th Congress remained politically divided between a Democratic House and Republican Senate. President Hayes vetoed an Army appropriations bill from the House which would have ended Reconstruction and prohibited the use of federal troops to protect polling stations in the former Confederacy. Striking back, Congress overrode another of Hayes's vetoes and enacted the Bland-Allison Act that required the purchase and coining of silver. Congress also approved a generous increase ...
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44th United States Congress
The 44th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census. For the first time since the American Civil War, the House had a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic majority. The Senate maintained a Republican Party (United States), Republican majority. Major events * November 22, 1875: Vice President Henry Wilson died from a stroke * June 25, 1876: Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn * July 4, 1876: United States Centennial * November 7, 1876: United States general elections, 1876, including the disputed U.S. pre ...
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43rd United States Congress
The 43rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873, to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority. This is the last time Republicans held a 2/3 majority in the Senate. Major events * September 18, 1873: New York stock market crash triggered the Panic of 1873, part of the Long Depression * November 4, 1874: United States House of Representatives elections, 1874 -Democrats regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since 1860 * November 25, 1874: United States Greenback Party established as a political party, made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the Panic of 187 ...
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California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, Sacramento. Neither house has been expanded since the ratification of the California Constitution, 1879 Constitution, and each of the 80 members represent at least 465,000 people, more than any other state lower house, and second largest of any lower house in the United States after the federal United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, or Assemblymember. In the current legislative session, California Democratic Party, Democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 60 seats, while California Republican Party, Republicans control a minority of 19 seats. Leadership The Speaker of the California Stat ...
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Siskiyou County, California
Siskiyou County ( ) is a county (United States), county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka, California, Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia (bioregion), Cascadia bioregion. Siskiyou County is in the Shasta Cascade region along the Oregon border. Because of its outdoor recreation, Mt. Shasta, McCloud River, and California Gold Rush, Gold Rush-era history, it is an important tourist destination within the state. History Many Native American peoples including thConfederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Modoc, Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla and Shasta share geography with Siskiyou County and have lived in the area for millennia prior to colonization. Siskiyou County was created on March 22, 1852, from parts of Shasta County, California, Shasta and Klamath County, California, Klamath Counties, and named after t ...
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