John McDougal signed legislation to move the state capital from San Jose to Vallejo in modern-day Solano County.
11 Facts About John McDougal
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John McDougal was elected as captain of Company H John McDougal later re-enlisted in the 5th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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John McDougal worked as a miner and then a merchant during the gold rush.
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John McDougal was one of the original signers of the Constitution of California.
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John McDougal's popularity peaked in the early days of his administration.
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Towards the end of 1851, John McDougal quarreled with the growing vigilante movement in San Francisco.
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John McDougal left office on January 8,1852, after completing the single two-year term left vacant by previous Governor Burnett.
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Never taken as a serious political candidate again, John McDougal fell out of public view after 1852.
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John McDougal died in San Francisco on March 30,1866, at the age of 48.
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John McDougal was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, sharing a plot with his brother David McDougal.
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The actor John Eldredge was cast as Governor McDougal in the 1959 episode, "The Blonde King", on the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.