Madison Walthall | |
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Member of the California State Legislature | |
Assumed office November 13, 1849 | |
Constituency | San Joaquin County |
Personal details | |
Born | October 19, 1792 Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States |
Died | June 15, 1848 Stockton, California, United States |
Political party | Nonpartisan |
Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Wilson (m. 1823), Elizabeth Frances Burfoot (m. 1834), Sarah Davis |
Occupation | Politician, civil servant, tax collector, soldier |
Madison Walthall Sr. (October 19, 1792 – June 15, 1848)[1][2] was an American politician, civil servant, and soldier. He served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and later held office in the California State Legislature.[3]
Madison was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia to parents John Wathall and Catherine Madison.[2] He had one child with his first wife, Mary Anne Wilson; and two children with his second wife, Elizabeth Frances Burfoot. Walthall had enslaved Edmond Edward Wysinger (c. 1816–1891), and brought him to California.[4][5]
In the 1850s, he served as the tax collector at the Port of Stockton.[6] Walthall died in Stockton, California.[6]