Gillespie, George M.

George A. Gillespie, pioneer California businessman and politician, crossed the plains to California in 1850. After spending two years in the mines in Nevada and California, he settled in Solano County. He became county assessor in 1860 and engrossing clerk of the state senate in 1861. His newspaper activities, which began in 1866 when he purchased the Solano press, brought him some political prominence in his county.

From the description of Papers of George A. Gillespie, 1849-1899. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122593563