Tim N. Machin

Tim N. Machin

Timothy N. Machin was Lieutenant Governor of California from 1863 to 1867. He previously served in the California State Assembly, representing Tuolumne and Mono counties for two terms in 1862 and 1863.

Timothy N. Machin studied Law in Albany. He moved west and settled near Mono Lake in California. Practicing law in Monoville he was elected Mono County's choice for the California Assembly as a Member of the California Assembly state assembly 12th District, 1862-63; [Some materials provided to Kenneth Lifshitz by Kent Stoddard, Mono County Historian]

In 1863 he was chosen Speaker of the House. Staunchly pro-Union, he made many influential contacts in the Republican Party and its successor, the Union Democrat parties. He was noted for his integrity and straight dealings. In 1863 he received the nomination for Lieutenant Governor running with Frederick Low on the Union Democrat ticket. He ran against E.W. McKinstrey, beating him by 21,120 votes. ["The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: History of California" volume VII, Hubert Howe Bancroft, The History Company, San Francisco, 1890, pp. 303-304 ] As Lieutenant Governor he was selected to prosecute the impeachment proceedings instituted against a popular jurist, Judge Hardy. During his tenure he was appointed the Superintendent of San Quentin prison. He remained Lt. Governor thru 1867. [Material derived from the "Oakland Tribune", December 20th 1915]

After his retirement from the Lieutenant Governorship he made his home in the Clinton Park section of Oakland at 1276 Sixth Avenue.

Married to Nancy M. Knight April 15th 1864. Machin was the son of Thomas Machin Jr. Brigadier General of the militia and veteran of the War of 1812; and grandson of Captain Thomas Machin the architect of the great West Point Chain which was emplaced in 1778 to prevent the British from ascending the Hudson River. ["Making More Sense of Machin", Kenneth Lifshitz, 2007, , [http://morrisonspensions.org/machin.pdf "Making More Sense of Machin title"] ]

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