Charley Parkhurst

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Charley Parkhurst, or also known as “One-eyed Charley” or “Six horse Charley”, was a famous stage coach driver during the gold rush of California and lived a pretty exciting life. Charley retired from stage coach driving once the railroad started cutting into the business. He then retired in California and died 15 years later on December 18, 1879. It was then discovered that Charley was in fact a female and at one time, bore one child. It was also concluded later that in 1868, she may have been the first person of the female sex to vote in a presidential election in California.