Donald C. McRuer

Donald C. McRuer

Donald Campbell McRuer (born March 10, 1826 in Bangor , Maine , †  January 29, 1898 in St. Helena , California ) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1867 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Donald McRuer received an academic education. In 1851 he moved to San Francisco , California, where he worked as a commission dealer. He was also a member of the San Francisco Education Committee in 1859 and 1860. During the Civil War , McRuer was on the United States Sanitary Commission , which looked after the wounded soldiers at the time. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1864 McRuer was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of California , where he succeeded Cornelius Cole on March 4, 1865 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1866, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1867 . During this time the civil war ended. Since April 1865, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by tension between the Republican Party and the new President Andrew Johnson .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, McRuer toured Europe for two years. He then returned to San Francisco, where he served as Harbor Commissioner for four years . He also became a board member of the Security Savings Bank of San Francisco . Donald McRuer died on January 29, 1898 in St. Helena, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Donald C. McRuer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Donald C. McRuer in the database of Find a Grave (English)