California Superintendents of Public Instruction, 1850-1983
(May be incomplete!)
John
G. Marvin 1851-53
Paul
K. Hubbs 1854-56
Andrew
J. Moulder 1857-63
John
Sweet 1863-67
O.
P. Fitzgerald 1867-71
Henry
N. Bolander 1871-75
Ezra
S. Carr 1875-80
Frederick
M. Campbell 1880-83
William
T. Welcker 1883-87
Ira
G. Hoitt 1887-91
J.
W. Anderson 1891-95
Samuel
T. Black 1895-98
C.
T. Meredith 1898-99
Thomas
J. Kirk 1899-1907
Edward
Hyatt 1907-19
Will
C. Wood 1919-27
William
John Cooper 1927-29
Vierling
Kersey 1929-37
Walter
F. Dexter 1937-45
Roy
E. Simpson 1945-
Max
Rafferty 1963-70
Wilson
Riles 1971-83
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1850 Oct 7:
John
G. Marvin (Dem), elected.
1853 Sep 7:
Paul
K. Hubbs (Dem), elected.
1856 Nov 4:
Andrew
J. Moulder (Dem), elected.
1898 Sep 24:
Samuel
T. Black, resigned;
C.
T. Meredith, appointed.
1927 Jan 20:
Will
C. Wood, resigned;
William
John Cooper, appointed.
1929 Feb 11:
William
John Cooper, resigned;
Vierling
Kersey, appointed.
1937 Feb 1:
Vierling
Kersey, resigned;
Walter
F. Dexter, appointed.
1938 Aug 30:
Walter
F. Dexter, elected.
1942 Aug 25:
Walter
F. Dexter, elected.
1945 Oct 21:
Walter
F. Dexter, died in office.
1945 Nov 6:
Roy
E. Simpson, appointed.
1962 Jun 5:
Ralph
Richardson, advanced to runoff;
Max
Rafferty, advanced to runoff;
Cecil
D. Hardesty, defeated;
Wallace
W. Hall, defeated;
Laurence
N. Wolfe, defeated;
Willard
M. Brown, defeated;
Charles
M. Berlese, defeated;
Everett
T. Calvert, defeated;
C.
O'Donnell Lee, defeated.
1962 Nov 6:
Max
Rafferty, elected;
Ralph
Richardson, defeated.
1966 Jun 7:
Max
Rafferty, elected;
Willard
Harper, defeated;
Ashley
Simms, defeated;
Catherine
Kay Motter, defeated.
1970 Jun 2:
Max
Rafferty, advanced to runoff;
Wilson
Riles, advanced to runoff;
Julian
Nava, defeated;
Saxon
Cameron Elliott, defeated;
Sylvia
Tucker, defeated;
Willard
Harper, defeated;
Dwayne
T. Canon, defeated;
Olive
Fallon, defeated;
Harvey
Hurtt, defeated.
1970 Nov 3:
Wilson
Riles, elected;
Max
Rafferty, defeated.
1974 Jun 4:
Wilson
Riles, elected.
1978 Jun 6:
Wilson
Riles, elected.
1982 Nov 2:
Wilson
Riles, defeated.
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