John D. Works
| John Downey Works | |
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| United States Senator from California | |
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In office March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Frank P. Flint |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Johnson |
| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
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In office October 2, 1888 – January 5, 1891 | |
| Appointed by | Governor Robert Waterman |
| Preceded by | Elisha W. McKinstry |
| Succeeded by | Ralph C. Harrison |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 29, 1847 Rising Sun, Indiana |
| Died |
June 6, 1928 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Republican |
John Downey Works (March 29, 1847 – June 6, 1928) was a U.S. Senator representing California from 1911 to 1917, and an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court from October 2, 1888, to January 5, 1891.
John Downey Works was born in Indiana and attended private schools there. As a young man he served in the American Civil War as a member of the Tenth Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Cavalry. After a few years as a lawyer in Indiana he moved to San Diego, California in 1883 and rose in California politics. On October 2, 1888, he was appointed by Governor Robert Waterman to a seat on the California Supreme Court, where he served until January 5, 1891.
In 1911, Works was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served on the committee on Expenditures in the War Department (Sixty-second United States Congress) and the Committee on Fisheries. After retiring from the Senate he wrote two books: Duty to Man: A Study of Social Conditions and How They May Be Improved and What's Wrong With the World? He died in Los Angeles and his ashes were placed in Inglewood Park Cemetery. He is said to have been a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist.[1]
Notes
- ↑ The Political Graveyard: Christian Scientist Politicians at politicalgraveyard.com
External links
- United States Congress. "John D. Works (id: W000743)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Guide to the John D. Works Papers at The Bancroft Library
- John D. Works. California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- Past & Present Justices. California State Courts. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
See also
- List of Justices of the Supreme Court of California
- Jackson Temple
- John Sharpstein
- James D. Thornton
- Van R. Paterson
- William H. Beatty
- Thomas Bard McFarland
| U.S. Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Frank P. Flint |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from California 1911–1917 Served alongside: George C. Perkins, James D. Phelan |
Succeeded by Hiram Johnson |
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| Class 3 | ||
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Elisha W. McKinstry |
Associate Justice the Supreme Court of California 1888–1891 |
Succeeded by Ralph C. Harrison |