Charles J. Beerstecher

Charles J. Beerstecher
Illustration by George Frederick Keller, 1881
Member of the
California Railroad Commission
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 10, 1883
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byWilliam P. Humphreys
Delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention of California
In office
September 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
ConstituencySan Francisco
Town Attorney of St. Helena
In office
April 16, 1894 – May 12, 1896
Preceded byE. G. Smith
Succeeded byJohn T. York
Personal details
Born(1851-01-15)January 15, 1851
DiedDecember 31, 1900(1900-12-31) (aged 49)
Resting placeSt. Helena Public Cemetery
PartyRepublican (before 1877, after 1881)
Workingmen's (U.S.) (1877)
Workingmen's (California) (1877–1881)
SpouseSophia Theresa Stiefel
Children
  • Edward
  • Charles
  • Dorothea
  • Alma
  • Ada
EducationUniversity at Lewisburg
University of Michigan School of Law (L.L.B.)
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Charles Julius Beerstecher (January 15, 1851 – December 31, 1900) was a German American lawyer, politician and socialist who served as a delegate to California's Second Constitutional Convention from 1878 to 1879, as a member of the California Railroad Commission from 1880 to 1883, and as town attorney of St. Helena from 1894 to 1896. Beerstecher was heading the German language section of the Workingmen's Party of the United States in San Francisco when, in 1877, he and "practically all members" of the organization abandoned it for the anti-Chinese Workingmen's Party of California.