Talk:Los Angeles Common Council

Peculiar election result
Regarding the peculiar result of the 1867 election, in which the winners (or perhaps just most of them) were turned out of office after only a few months, well, I checked the microfilm of the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly Daily News for several dates in August 1867 (which is when the Common Council is supposed to have annulled the election), and I found nothing at all reporting on this action. I might note that the newspaper appears to have been more like a "'shopper" than a regular community newspaper, and it is virtually useless in covering city politics of that era. Its columns were filled with pickups from other papers and with propaganda for the Democratic Party of those days (pro-South, anti-Negro). One could conceivably find out more about this election fiasco by delving into the city archives, but of course that would be Original Research. There are no other newspaper files extant in the LAPL for those years. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 07:14, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Incoming links . ..
All people in the 1850 section checked for incoming links, and links added on target pages. GeorgeLouis (talk) 06:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * All people in the 1851 section checked for incoming links, and links added on target pages. GeorgeLouis (talk) 07:16, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Blue links . ..
I've been linking only the Notable members of the councils. Notability includes being the president of the council as well as all the other ways to get Notable. Non-Notable members shouldn't get links, even red ones, in my opinion. Thank you. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 07:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Non-notable members
These are the names that have been checked with no reliable sources found to demonstrate their notability. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

A–K

 * David Anderson 14:16, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * John Barre 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * R.L. Beauchet 05:28, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * O.H. Bliss 06:40, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * John Bobenreith 06:54, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * J.H. Book 22:00, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
 * S.H. Buchanan 06:08, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Joseph G. Carmona
 * Burdette Chandler 20:04, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Caro W. Childs. It is more than likely that this should be Ozro W. Childs, not Caro. 02:50, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
 * J.G. Bower 03:40, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thornton P. Campbell 08:10, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * T.B. Collins 18:17, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
 * George Dalton 19:44, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * William H. Dennison 19:56, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Jose Maria Doporto 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Bernard Dubourdin 05:11, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * C.N. Earl 20:33, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * James Edwards, no Sources, even though he was a Council president. 20:59, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * George R. Ford 21:45, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Simon A. Francis 22:09, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Jacob Frankenfeld 22:17, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Loring A. French 22:27, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Charles Gassen 22:45, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Jacob F. Gherkins 00:54, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Edward A. Gibbs 01:35, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Ira Gilchrist 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thomas Goss 02:22, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Joseph Lancaster Grant 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Jose Vicente Guerrero 02:25, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * William S. Hammel Sr. 04:51, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * John Frederick Holbrook 02:04, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
 * John F. Humphreys 05:20, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Joseph Hyans 05:33, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Arnold Jacobi 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Charles H. Johnson 06:03, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

L–Z

 * Thomas Leahy 20:02, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * George R. Long GeorgeLouis (talk) 03:32, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Luis B. Martinez 05:14, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hiram McLaughlin 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Anthony McNally 06:07, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Lewis Meinzer 06:11, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Jacob Metzger 21:15, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * D.E. Miles 06:54, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
 * John Moriarty 21:25, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
 * John B. Niles 02:06, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * J.B. O'Neil 02:27, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * John Osborn 02:35, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * William Osborn 02:45, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * William H. Peterson (although he seemingly was a member of the California State Assembly) 18:37, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
 * David M. Porter 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Augustin Poulain 01:46, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * William R. Rand 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Andrew S. Ryan 20:34, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * John Schaeffer 04:23, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Clifton S. Scheiffelin 04:34, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * H. Schumacher 05:55, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Ramon R. Sotelo 07:32, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * George L. Stearns 06:33, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
 * F. Tamiet 05:59, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Eli Taylor 02:43, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * John B. Thompson 06:20, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * John S. Thompson 06:20, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Edward R. Threlkeld 06:40, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * John Turner 02:02, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Julian Valdes 06:45, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * B. Valle 07:07, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Juan C. Vejar 05:07, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Collins Wadhams 03:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Jacob Weizel 02:05, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * H.T.D. Wilson 04:06, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

William P. Lawlor
This may be the same William P. Lawlor who became a justice of the California Supreme Court, but there are no sources. The only source on his page says he moved to California in 1877, so it is possible he stood for election in Los Angeles in 1878. I am leaving the link to William P. Lawlor here but am not adding any info about service in Los Angeles to his WP entry. GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:44, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Missing year, 1855
The year 1855 is missing. When it is added, all the entries therein should be adjusted to account for any restored info. GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:58, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

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