Samuel Purdy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of California | |
| In office January 8, 1852 – January 9, 1856 | |
| Governor | John Bigler |
| Preceded by | David C. Broderick (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Anderson |
| 1st Mayor of Stockton, California | |
| In office October 5, 1850 – 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John C. Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1819 New York City, US |
| Died | February 17, 1882 (aged 64) San Francisco, California, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 7 |
| Occupation | Architect, politician |
Samuel Purdy (1819 – February 17, 1882)[1][2] was an American politician. As a Democrat, he served as the third Lieutenant Governor of California from 1852 to 1856.[3] He also was the first mayor of Stockton, California, where he was in office from 1850 to 1851.[4]
- ^ "Sketch of an Esteemed and Eminent California Pioneer". Daily Alta California. California. 18 February 1882.
- ^ Governmental Roster: State and County Governments of California, Executive, Judicial and Legislative Departments. California: J.D. Young, Supt. State Printing. 1889. p. 129.
- ^ Hittell, Theodore Henry (1898). History of California, Vol. IV, pp. 81-82, 135. San Francisco: N.J. Stone & Company.
- ^ Hutchings, J. M. (1875). Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California, p. 34. New York and San Francisco: A. Roman and Company.