William Jamison Gavigan (September 17, 1859 – February 18, 1925)[1][2] was an American printer, attorney, physician and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1881 to 1883.[3] He was elected on a Workingmen's-Democratic Fusion ticket[4] at just 21 years, one month and 15 days old,[1] making him the youngest person ever elected to the California State Legislature.[5] As of 1926, Gavigan was distinguished as one of only two politicians in California state history to be both a medical doctor and an attorney-at-law, the other being Edward Robeson Taylor.[6]
William J. Gavigan | |
|---|---|
 Gavigan c. 1892 | |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1881 – January 8, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1859 |
| Died | February 18, 1925 (aged 65) |
| Party | Workingmen's (before 1881) Democratic (after 1881) |
| Cooper Medical College | |
| Occupation | Printer, attorney, physician, politician |
Works
edit- "Applying Prof. Loeb's Discovery That Electricity Is Foundation of Life". Sunday Examiner. Vol. LXXVI, no. 117. San Francisco. April 27, 1902. p. 39.
References
edit- 1 2 Master Hands in the Affairs of the Pacific Coast. San Francisco: Western Historical and Publishing Co. 1892. p. 47. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Former 'Youngest Solon' of State Dies". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. April 17, 1925. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ "William J. Gavigan". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ "THE NOMINEES". The Morning Call. San Francisco. November 1, 1880. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ "The Knave Page Abroad". Oakland Tribune. Oakland. August 1, 1920. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ Drury, Wells (March 1926). "Meetings of the Society". California Historical Society Quarterly. V (1). San Francisco: 95. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
Sources
edit- "HANCOCK'S SUPPORTERS". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. July 17, 1880. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- "THE POLITICAL FIELD". The Morning Call. San Francisco. July 12, 1881. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- "PERSONAL". The Morning Call. San Francisco. June 11, 1882. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
External links
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Media related to William J. Gavigan at Wikimedia Commons- JoinCalifornia - William J. Gavigan
- The Workingmen’s Party & The Denis Kearney Agitation
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