S. L. Blackwell Explained

S. L. Blackwell (born ca. 1833) was an American politician. He was a California miner and Assemblyman (1875–76 and 1877–78) representing Nevada County. A native of North Carolina, he arrived in California via Tennessee in 1853, and resided at Moores Flat and Snow Point, while developing a gravel mine.^[1] A member of the Democratic Party, Blackwell served as chairman of the Assembly's Committee on Mines and Mining.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States. Public domain. 1881. U.S. Government Printing Office. 62–.
2. Book: Pen Portraits: Autobiographies of State Officers, Legislators, Prominent Business and Professional Men of the Capital of the State of California; Also of Newspaper Proprietors, Editors, and Members of the Corps Reportorial. Public domain. 1878. Alta California Print. 51–.