Edwin G. Waite was a politician, newspaper man, author, and goldminer. He was a member of California's 16th State Assembly district

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, Alameda, California

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 from 1855 until 1856. In 1891, he became Secretary of State of California, and died in office in 1894. He belonged to the Whig

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, Know Nothing

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, Union

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, and Republican

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 parties during his political career.

While living in Nevada County, California

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, Waite was a newspaperman associated with the Nevada Daily Transcript of Nevada City, California

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. He also was coauthor of The Discovery of Gold in California, which included, in the section titled 'Pioneer Mining', a reprint of Waite's recollections about his experiences in the 1849–1851 gold diggings period.

He married Julia Eliza Stone (born 1839-03-17) on 1856-05-13 and they had four daughters:

• Julia Bertha Waite
• Mary Agnes Waite
• Effie Genevieve Waite
• Edith Alice Waite

Waite is interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery

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 in Sacramento, California

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