John Conant Lynch (November 23, 1851 – November 28, 1941) was an American lawyer, manager, and Republican politician, who is best known for serving as Speaker of the California State Assembly in 1895.[2]
He moved to California in 1883 and worked for his father's law practice in Benicia before he helped organize the Cucamonga Fruit Land Company of San Bernardino County in 1886. He was vice president and a general manager of the company and was part of a land development project which involved 65,000 acres of land having infrastructure such as roads and irrigation pipelines built on it, before being subdivided and sold.[1]
Political career
An active Republican, Lynch represented his party at various state and county conventions. He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1890 from the 79th district, he was re-elected to the Assembly in 1892, having been redistricted to the 78th district, serving until 1897. Between January and March of 1895, he served as Speaker of the Assembly.[2]
Between 1907 and 1908, Lynch served as a state bank examiner, and eventually moved to Alaska where he was treasurer of the Alaska Treasure Mining Company and receiver for the Pacific Coast Casualty Company after 1916.[1]
References
^ abcdePankey, Marilyn; Millard, Bailey. "JOHN C. LYNCH". Rootsweb.com. The San Francisco Bay Region & The American Historical Society. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ abVassar, Alex; Shane, Myers. "John C. Lynch". JoinCalifornia.com. JoinCalifornia. Retrieved January 14, 2023.