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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—CaliforniaAnthony CAMINETTI
(1854-1923)
CAMINETTI, Anthony, a
Representative from California; born in Jackson, Amador County,
Calif., July 30, 1854; attended the public schools of his native
county, the grammar schools in San Francisco, and the University of
California at Berkeley; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1877 and commenced practice in Jackson, Calif.; district attorney
of Amador County 1878-1882; served in the State assembly in
1883-1885; member of the State senate 1885-1887; elected as a
Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4,
1891-March 3, 1895); unsuccessful candidate in 1894 for reelection
to the Fifty-fourth Congress; delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1896; again a member of the State assembly 1896-1900;
in April 1897 was appointed code commissioner and served until July
31, 1899; member of the State senate 1907-1913; served as United
States commissioner of immigration from 1913 to 1921; in 1917 was
appointed a member of the War Industries Board and after the war
was sent to Europe to investigate conditions there; engaged in the
practice of law in Jackson, Amador County, Calif., until his death,
November 17, 1923; interment in the Protestant Cemetery.
Bibliography
Giovinco, Joseph P. “The California Career of Anthony
Caminetti, Italian-American Politician.” Ph.D. diss.,
University of California at Berkeley, 1973.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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