Santa Cruz County History - Government

Congressmen Representing Santa Cruz County

California was admitted into the Union as a state on September 9, 1850. Based on the 1840 Census, California was allowed two representatives to the House, beginning with the 31st Congress. The apportionment based on the Census of 1860 granted California a third seat. Representatives were elected from the state at-large from the 31st to the 38th Congress.

Year	Congress	Representatives at-large	Party
1850-1851	31st	Edward Gilbert, San Francisco	Democrat
		George W. Wright, San Francisco	Independent
1851-1853	32nd	Edward C. Marshall, Sonora	Democrat
		Joseph W. McCorkle, Marysville	Democrat
1853-1855	33rd	Milton S. Latham, Sacramento	Democrat
		James A. McDougall, San Franciso	Democrat
1855-1857	34th	James W. Denver, Weaverville	Anti-Broderick Democrat
		Philemon T. Herbert, Mariposa City	Democrat
1857-1859	35th	Joseph C. McKibbin, Downieville	Democrat
		Charles L. Scott, Sonora	Democrat
1859-1861	36th	Charles L. Scott, Sonora	Democrat
		John C. Burch, Weaverville	Democrat
1861-1863	37th	Frederick F. Low, San Francisco	Republican
		Timothy G. Phelps, San Mateo	Republican
		Aaron A. Sargent, Nevada City	Republican
1863-1865	38th	Cornelius Cole, Santa Cruz	Republican
		William Higby, Mokelumne Hill	Republican
		Thomas B. Shannon, Quincy	Republican

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Year	Congress	District	Representative	Party
1865-1867	39th	1st	Donald C. McRuer, San Francisco	Republican
1867-1869	40th	1st	Samuel B. Axtell, San Francisco	Democrat
1869-1871	41st	1st	Samuel B. Axtell, San Francisco	Democrat
1871-1873	42nd	1st	Sherman O. Houghton, San Jose	Republican
1873-1875	43rd	4th	Sherman O. Houghton, San Jose	Republican
1875-1877	44th	4th	Peter D. Wigginton, Merced	Democrat
1877-1878	45th	4th	Romualdo Pacheco, San Luis Obispo	Republican
1878-1879	45th	4th	Peter D. Wigginton, Merced	Democrat
1879-1881	46th	4th	Romualdo Pacheco, San Luis Obispo	Republican
1881-1883	47th	4th	Romualdo Pacheco, San Luis Obispo	Republican
1883-1885	48th	4th	Pleasant B. Tully, Gilroy	Democrat
1885-1887	49th	5th	Charles N. Felton, San Francisco	Republican
1887-1889	50th	5th	Charles N. Felton, San Francisco	Republican
1889-1891	51st	5th	Thomas J. Clunie, San Francisco	Democrat
1891-1893	52nd	6th	William W. Bowers, San Diego	Republican
1893-1895	53rd	6th	Marion Cannon, Ventura	People's
1895-1897	54th	6th	James McLachlan, Pasadena	Republican
1897-1899	55th	6th	Charles A. Barlow, San Luis Obispo	Populist
1899-1901	56th	6th	Russell J. Waters	Republican
1901-1903	57th	6th	James McLachlan, Pasadena	Republican
1903-1905	58th	6th	James C. Needham, Modesto	Republican

Information was verified in the Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971.

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