Lander County
Nevada
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Lander County
Nevada
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lander County
Index to Locations
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James Harvey Ralston (1807-1864) —
also known as James H. Ralston —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., October
12, 1807.
Son of John Ralston and Elizabeth (Neely) Ralston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; circuit
judge in Illinois 5th Circuit, 1837; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-39; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1840;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1841-45; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1841; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1841-46; served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1853-54; candidate for chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1856; delegate to
Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after becoming lost in a snowstorm,
in Nye
County, Nev., May 8,
1864 (age 56 years, 209
days).
Interment somewhere.
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