Tim N. Machin
Tim N. Machin | |
|---|---|
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of California | |
| In office December 10, 1863 – December 5, 1867 | |
| Governor | Frederick Low |
| Preceded by | John F. Chellis |
| Succeeded by | William Holden |
| 14th Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
| In office January 1863 – April 1863 | |
| Preceded by | George Barstow |
| Succeeded by | William H. Sears |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
| In office 1862–1863 Serving with C. W. Kendall, B. K. Davis (1862) Frederick Lux, Nelson M. Orr (1863) | |
| Preceded by | George W. Patrick, M. Y. Gillett, Fleming Amy, T. J. Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Lux, Otis Perrin, E. F. Mitchell |
| Constituency | Tuolumne and Mono counties (12th district) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Nostrand Machin August 1822 Carlisle, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1905 (aged 83) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | State and National Law School |
Timothy N. Machin (August 1822 – December 20, 1905) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 10th lieutenant governor of California from 1863 to 1867. He previously served in the California State Assembly, representing Tuolumne and Mono counties for two terms in 1862 and 1863.
Early life and education
[edit]Timothy Norstrand Machin (Also known as Tim N. Machin and T. N. Machin) was born in Carlisle, New York on August 22, 1822, a son of Nancy (McMichael) Machin and Thomas Norstrand Machin II, a brigadier general of militia and veteran of the War of 1812.[1][2][3] His grandfather, Captain Thomas Machin, was the architect of the West Point Chain during the American Revolutionary War.[4] He studied law at the State and National Law School in Ballston Spa, New York, where his fellow students included Niles Searls and Chancellor Hartson, who also became prominent in California legal and political circles.[5]
Career
[edit]After graduating from law school, Machin moved west and settled in Mono County, California, then Tuolumne County.[6] In addition to practicing law, he was editor of the Democratic Age, a newspaper in Sonora.[7]
While practicing law in Monoville, California, he was elected to the California State Assembly, representing Tuolumne and Mono counties, and serving from 1862 to 1863.[8] In 1863, he was chosen speaker of the Assembly.
Staunchly pro-Union during the Civil War, he made many influential contacts in the Republican Party and its wartime successor, the Union Democratic party. In 1863, he received the nomination for lieutenant governor, running with Frederick Low on the Unionist ticket. He ran against E.W. McKinstrey, beating him by 21,120 votes.[9] As lieutenant governor, he was selected to prosecute the impeachment proceedings instituted against a popular jurist, Judge Hardy. During his tenure he was appointed the Superintendent of San Quentin State Prison. He remained lieutenant governor through 1867.[10]
After his retirement from politics, he made his home in the Clinton Park section of Oakland at 1276 Sixth Avenue.
Personal life
[edit]Machin married Nancy M. Knight in San Francisco on April 15, 1864.[11] They had one daughter, Elinor.[12] He died in Oakland on December 20, 1905.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Cudmore, Bob (September 18, 2004). "Charleston's Thomas Machin was war hero". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, New York. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Mohawk Valley Web.com.
- ^ "1820 US Census Entry for Thomas Machin Family". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. 1820. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ "1830 US Census Entry for Thomas Machin Family". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. 1830. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Lifshitz, Kenneth B. (2007). "Making More Sense of Machin". Monroe, New York: K. B. Lifshitz.
- ^ Shuck, Oscar Tully (1901). Bench and Bar In California. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. pp. 494–495. ISBN 1-58477-706-0.
- ^ "Election Precincts". Columbia Gazette. Columbia, California. August 19, 1854. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Pitt River War". The Marysville Appeal. Marysville, California. March 9, 1860. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Some materials provided to Kenneth Lifshitz by Kent Stoddard, Mono County Historian
- ^ "The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: History of California" volume VII, Hubert Howe Bancroft, The History Company, San Francisco, 1890, pp. 303–304
- ^ Material derived from the Oakland Tribune, December 20th 1915
- ^ "Marriages: T. N. Machin to Nancy Knight". The Daily Bee. Sacramento, California. April 14, 1864. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Pioneer Is Dead". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. December 20, 1905. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
