Garrett Pickett

Garrett Pickett
Sketch by Carl Browne, 1880
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born1829 or 1831
DiedOctober 23, 1897 (aged 68)
PartyDemocratic (before 1877, after 1881)
Workingmen's (1877–1881)
SpouseEllen (died 1889)
Children
  • Mary
  • Lucy
  • Nellie
  • Garrett Jr.
OccupationLaborer, undertaker, politician

Garrett Pickett (1829 or 1831 – October 23, 1897)[1][2] was an Irish American laborer, undertaker[3] and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1880 to 1881.[4] Elected as a member of the Workingmen's Party of California, he previously ran for State Assembly in 1877 as a Democrat,[5] and was later active in that party following the WPC's collapse.[6]

He had four children with his wife Ellen, who died in 1889.[7]

References

  1. ^ Mohan, Hugh J.; Clough, E. H.; Cosgrave, John P. (1880). Pen Pictures of Our Representative Men. Sacramento: H. A. Weaver's Valley Press. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "DIED". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. October 24, 1897. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "M. G. Sears, Garrett Pickett & Richard Dowling". Daily Morning Call. San Francisco. August 18, 1878. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Garrett Pickett". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "THE CITY". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. September 7, 1877. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "THE DEMOCRACY". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. August 20, 1886. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "DIED". The Morning Call. San Francisco. March 11, 1889. Retrieved November 15, 2025.