Neff was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania on October 18, 1830. His parents later moved their family to Iowa, where Neff completed his education and learned the blacksmith trade. In 1849, he moved to California. As an adult, Neff resided primarily in Placer County, where he had large mining interests.[1]
Early yearsedit
Neff moved to California during the 1849 gold rush, and he worked as a miner until 1863, when he had accumulated enough capital to become involved in other business ventures, including ownership stakes in several mines, construction of a toll road and bridge across the Bear River, and a general store in Dutch Flat Station.[1]
Careeredit
Neff was elected sheriff of Placer County in 1867. From 1871 to 1876, he was in the state senate. After completing his senate term, he carried out an appointment as a member of the federal commission tasked with inspecting the new Oregon-California Railroad. Beginning in 1877, he served for 10 years on the board that oversaw California's state prisons. For many years he was the president of the California Miners' Association.[1][2]
He served as chairman of three Republican state conventions, and in 1898 was the successful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. He served from 1899 to 1903, after which he retired.
jacob, neff, jacob, hart, neff, october, 1830, march, 1909, american, politician, served, 22nd, lieutenant, governor, california, from, 1899, 1903, 22nd, lieutenant, governor, californiain, office, january, 1899, january, 1903governorhenry, gagepreceded, bywil. Jacob Hart Neff October 18 1830 March 26 1909 was an American politician He served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1899 to 1903 Jacob H Neff22nd Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaIn office January 3 1899 January 6 1903GovernorHenry GagePreceded byWilliam T JeterSucceeded byAlden AndersonMember of the California Senate from the 20th districtIn office December 4 1871 April 1 1872Preceded byCharles Austin TweedSucceeded byNoble MartinPersonal detailsBorn 1830 10 18 October 18 1830Strasburg PennsylvaniaDiedMarch 26 1909 1909 03 26 aged 78 San Francisco CaliforniaPolitical partyRepublican Contents 1 Personal information 2 Early years 3 Career 4 Retirement and death 5 ReferencesPersonal information editNeff was born in Strasburg Pennsylvania on October 18 1830 His parents later moved their family to Iowa where Neff completed his education and learned the blacksmith trade In 1849 he moved to California As an adult Neff resided primarily in Placer County where he had large mining interests 1 Early years editNeff moved to California during the 1849 gold rush and he worked as a miner until 1863 when he had accumulated enough capital to become involved in other business ventures including ownership stakes in several mines construction of a toll road and bridge across the Bear River and a general store in Dutch Flat Station 1 Career editNeff was elected sheriff of Placer County in 1867 From 1871 to 1876 he was in the state senate After completing his senate term he carried out an appointment as a member of the federal commission tasked with inspecting the new Oregon California Railroad Beginning in 1877 he served for 10 years on the board that oversaw California s state prisons For many years he was the president of the California Miners Association 1 2 He served as chairman of three Republican state conventions and in 1898 was the successful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor He served from 1899 to 1903 after which he retired Retirement and death editNeff resided in San Francisco after retiring He died there on March 26 1909 at the age of 78 1 He was buried in Section E of Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Colma References edit a b c d Hagman Nancy Hunting for History Neff s goldhound start led to political career Retrieved 16 August 2012 Los Angeles Times Mar 27 1909 Jacob Neff Passes Away p 11 Political offices Preceded byWilliam T Jeter Lieutenant Governor of California1899 1903 Succeeded byAlden Anderson nbsp This article about a California politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob H Neff amp oldid 1154809186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
