Damien Marchessault (or Marchesseau) (April 1, 1818 – January 20, 1868) was Mayor of Los Angeles, California from May 9, 1859 to May 9, 1860 and then again from January 7, 1861 to May 6, 1865. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marchessault assumed the office one last time interrupting Cristobal Aguilar's first term in office for three months. José Cristóbal Aguilar (1815 &ndash April 11, 1883) was a pioneer of Los Angeles California politics in the early days of American rule
Born in St. -Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, Marchessault was described as a carousing onetime New Orleans gambler. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
During his term as Water Overseer of Los Angeles, Marchessault and a partner laid wooden water pipes that burst and turned streets into sinkholes.
Struggling with mounting debts, he slipped into an empty Los Angeles City Hall Council chamber on Jan. 20, 1868, and shot himself to death.
References
- Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)
| Preceded by John G. Nichols |
Mayor of Los Angeles, California 1859—1860 |
Succeeded by Henry Mellus |
| Preceded by William Woodworth |
Mayor of Los Angeles, California 1861—1865 |
Succeeded by Joseph Mascarel |
| Preceded by Oliver Stearns |
Water Overseer of Los Angeles, California May 12, 1866—May 8, 1867 |
Succeeded by Jesus Cruz |
| Preceded by Cristobal Aguilar |
Mayor of Los Angeles, California May 8, 1867—August 8, 1867 |
Succeeded by Cristobal Aguilar |
| Preceded by Cristobal Aguilar |
Water Overseer of Los Angeles, California August 8, 1867—January 20, 1868 |
Succeeded by Elijah Bettis |
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