Romualdo Pacheco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Romualdo Pacheco

Governor of California

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1831

Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1899

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States, El Salvador

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Romualdo Pacheco

  • José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco, Jr.
  • (October 31, 1831 – January 23, 1899) was a Californio politician and diplomat.
  • He was elected and appointed to various California state and federal offices and posts throughout his more than thirty-year career, including serving in the California State Senate, as the 12th governor of California, and three terms in the United States House of Representatives.
  • Pacheco remains the only Hispanic or Latino governor in the state's history as part of the U.S.
  • He was also the state's first governor to be born in California and the only governor to be born in the state before statehood.
  • Pacheco represented California in the United States House of Representatives as a Member of the Republican Party from March 4, 1877 to February 7, 1878, and from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1883.
  • He was the first Hispanic Representative from a U.S.
  • state; several others had previously served as delegates for U.S.
  • territories and as such did not have full voting privileges.

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