Mandeville, James, 1824?-1876

James Wylie Mandeville, California politician and surveyor, was a schoolteacher in New York before coming to San Jose, CA, in 1849. A year later, he left teaching to engage in mining in Tuolomne County. He was elected to serve in the state assembly from 1853-54 and in the state senate from 1855-57. Mandeville became U.S. surveyor from 1857-61 and afterwards held the offices of state commissioner of immigration and state controller in 1875.

From the description of Papers of James Mandeville, 1848-1866. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122394812