William Alexander Conn
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William Alexander Conn | |
|---|---|
 Conn in 1870 | |
| Member of the California Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office December 4, 1865 – December 6, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | M. C. Tuttle |
| Succeeded by | James McCoy |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district | |
| In office January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | G. N. Whitman |
| Succeeded by | Abel Stearns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | January 4, 1903 (aged 88–89) |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Alexander Conn (1814[1]– January 4, 1903[2]) was an American businessman, landowner and politician, serving as a member of the California State Assembly and as a Californian State Senator.
Conn was born in the West Indies in 1814, the son of a businessman and landowner. His family emigrated to the United States four years later, settling first in Baltimore, followed by a series of moves that culminated in Conn's father buying a farm near Chester, Illinois. Two years after the death of his father in 1826, Conn and his family moved to Jacksonville, Illinois.[1]
