William J. Sinon

William J. Sinon
Sketch by Carl Browne, 1880
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 9th district
In office
January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byJohn M. Ward
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born1854
Brantford, Province of Canada
DiedDecember 8, 1898 (aged 44)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery
Colma, California, U.S.
PartyWorkingmen's (before 1881)
Democratic (after 1881)
ChildrenGenevieve
EducationSt. Ignatius College
OccupationCarpenter, politician

William J. Sinon (1854 – December 8, 1898)[1][2][3] was a Canadian American carpenter and politician who served two non-consecutive terms in the California State Assembly, from 1880 to 1881 and from 1883 to 1885.[4] He was an officer in the Workingmen's Party of California,[5] and during his first term denounced fellow WPC assemblyman Stephen J. Garibaldi as the "Judas Iscariot of the party" for voting against them on a revenue bill.[6] He was later active in the Democratic Party, campaigning on behalf of Winfield Scott Hancock during the 1880 presidential election.[7]

During his second term, Sinon authored legislation establishing the California Bureau of Labor Statistics,[8] the ninth such agency in the country.[a][10] Governor George Stoneman appointed former state senator John S. Enos, another member of the Workingmen's Party, as its first head, drawing criticism that the office had been created specifically for his benefit.[11][12]

Notes

  1. ^ The first was in Massachusetts, established in 1869.[9]

References

  1. ^ Mohan, Hugh J.; Clough, E. H.; Cosgrave, John P. (1880). Pen Pictures of Our Representative Men. Sacramento: H. A. Weaver's Valley Press. pp. 52–53. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "THE LEGISLATURE". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento. January 1, 1883. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "THE PASSING OF WILLIAM J. SINON". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. December 9, 1898. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "William J. Sinon". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Rally, Rally, Rally". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. November 25, 1879. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "THE WORKINGMEN". The Morning Call. San Francisco. April 19, 1880. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "HO! FOR HANCOCK". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. July 22, 1880. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ^ "SACRAMENTO LETTER". Ontario Fruit Grower. Ontario. March 28, 1883. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Founding of the Bureau of Labor Statistics". guides.loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  10. ^ "CALIFORNIA WORKINGMEN". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. December 13, 1884. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "WORK FOR WORKINGMEN". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. April 11, 1883. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "SENATOR ENOS DIES SUDDENLY". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. March 31, 1898. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

Sources

  • Media related to William J. Sinon at Wikimedia Commons
  • JoinCalifornia - William J. Sinon
  • The Workingmen’s Party & The Denis Kearney Agitation
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