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Cameron E. Thom

Democratic

Picture of Cameron E. Thom
LA Co. District Attorneys Office
Date Party Office Votes Result
09-01-1858 Democratic SD-01 0 Win
Website: da.co.la.ca.us/history/thom.htm
 

Candidate Biography:

Cameron Erskine Thom
Born: June 20, 1825 in Richmond, Virginia
Married: Susan Henrietta Hathwell (m. 1858, d. 1862), Belle Cameron Hathwell (m. 1874)
Children: Cameron DeHart, Charles Catesby, Erskine Pembroke and Belle
Military Services: Confederate Army (Civil War) * Wounded at Gettysburg
Died: February 2, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA

1854-1857: District Attorney, Los Angeles County
1869-1873: District Attorney, Los Angeles County
1877-1879: District Attorney, Los Angeles County
1882-1884: Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Later: Founder, City of Glendale

 

  • His wives were sisters.