AARON AUGUSTUS SARGENT

Sargent, Aaron Augustus (1827-1887) — also known as "The Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad" — of Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., September 28, 1827. Son of Aaron Peaslee Sargent and Elizabeth (Stanwood) Sargent; married, March 14, 1852, to Ellen Clark. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of California state senate, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860; U.S. Representative from California, 1861-63, 1869-73 (at-large 1861-63, 2nd District 1869-73); U.S. Senator from California, 1873-79; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1882-84. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 14, 1887. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment somewhere in Nevada City, Calif.
Father: Aaron Peaslee Sargent
Born: 8 Nov 1800 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 16 Jan 1863 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Mother: Elizabeth Stanwood
Marriage: 23 Jun 1822 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusett
Spouse: Ellen Clark
Born: 1 Jul 1826 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage: 14 Mar 1852 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Ellen C Sargent F 1 Jan 1854 in Nevada City, Nevada, California
Elizabeth R Sargent F 11 Oct 1857 in Nevada City, Nevada, California
George Clark Sargent M 26 Jul 1860 in Nevada City, Nevada, California

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell