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OSCAR J. HEMPHILL
OSCAR J. HEMPHILL, Justice of
the Peace of Elkhorn Township, and son of John Hemphill, deceased, was born in
Linn County, Iowa, July 8, 1855. He came to California in 1867, with his
family, and has since that time been a resident of San Joaquin County, with the
exception of two years he spent in Washington Territory and Idaho. He has been
engaged in farming until the last year.
In 1888 he became a
Republican candidate for the office of Justice of the Peace, to which office he
was elected by a handsome majority.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 479. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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