Edwin G. Waite

Edwin G. Waite
16th California Secretary of State
In office 1891–1894
Preceded by	William C. Hendricks
Succeeded by	Albert Hart
California State Assemblyman
In office 1855–1856
Constituency	Assembly District 16
District Attorney
In office 1854–1855
Personal details
Died	1894-10-30
Political party	Whig Know Nothing Union Republican
Spouse(s)	Julia Eliza Stone
Children	Julia, Mary, Effie, Edith

Edwin G. Waite (died 30 October 1894) was a politician, newspaper man, author, and goldminer. He was a member of California's 16th State Assembly district, Alameda, California from 1855 until 1856. In 1891, he became Secretary of State of California, and died in office in 1894.^[1] He belonged to the Whig, Know Nothing, Union, and Republican parties during his political career.^[2]

While living in Nevada County, California,^[3] Waite was a newspaperman associated with the Nevada Daily Transcript of Nevada City, California.^[4] He also was coauthor of The Discovery of Gold in California, which included, in the section titled 'Pioneer Mining', a reprint of Waite's recollections about his experiences in the 1849–1851 gold diggings period.^[5]

He married Julia Eliza Stone (born March 17, 1839)^[6] on May 13, 1856 and they had four daughters:^[7]

• Julia Bertha Waite
• Mary Agnes Waite
• Effie Genevieve Waite
• Edith Alice Waite

Waite is interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery in Sacramento, California.^[8]

Partial bibliography

• Hittel, J. S., Marshall, J. W., & Waite, E. G. (1968). The discovery of gold in California. Palo Alto, Calif: Lewis Osborne. OCLC 2095273. Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

1. "Index to Politicians: Wait to Walberg". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
2. "Edwin G. Waite". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
3. "Politicians who lived in Nevada County". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
4. Mann, Ralph (1982). After the Gold Rush : society in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1849–1870. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 0-8047-1136-4.
5. "Title: The Discovery of Gold in California.". siegelbooks.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
6. "Edwin G Waite". dave-francis.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
7. "Edwin G. Waite". ancestry.com. 2003-08-25. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
8. "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index" (PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2011.