Los Angeles City Marshal
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The Los Angeles City Marshal was the chief law enforcement officer of Los Angeles
in the city's early years.
The City Marshal was an office created in 1850 upon the city's incorporation. The title was City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector. The title of Chief of Police was added in 1871. In 1876 the position of City Marshal was eliminated. Jacob F. Gerkens
as the first officer to hold the new title of Chief of Police. J.J. Carrillo continued as Tax and Licence Collector in 1876 - 1877.
The second City Marshal, Jack Whaling, was shot in 1853. This led to the creation of the "Los Angeles Rangers", a volunteer force who assisted the City Marshal and County Sheriff. At this time, law enforcement was limited and the city had no jail
.
In 1869, William C. Warren
was appointed as City Marshal and was given command over a force of six officers. He was responsible for being the city's dog catcher and collecting taxes. He was paid 2.5% of all tax monies he collected (in 1875 it totaled to $115 per month). In 1872, a city ordinance was passed which required the city marshal to register and license dogs.
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in the city's early years.
The City Marshal was an office created in 1850 upon the city's incorporation. The title was City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector. The title of Chief of Police was added in 1871. In 1876 the position of City Marshal was eliminated. Jacob F. Gerkens
Jacob F. Gerkens
Jacob F. Gerkens was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council and the first police chief of that city after the abolition of the office of city marshal. He served for a little more than a year, from December 18, 1876 to December 26, 1877....
as the first officer to hold the new title of Chief of Police. J.J. Carrillo continued as Tax and Licence Collector in 1876 - 1877.
The second City Marshal, Jack Whaling, was shot in 1853. This led to the creation of the "Los Angeles Rangers", a volunteer force who assisted the City Marshal and County Sheriff. At this time, law enforcement was limited and the city had no jail
Jail
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.
In 1869, William C. Warren
William C. Warren (Los Angeles City Marshal)
William C. Warren was the first regularly employed law-enforcement officer in the city of Los Angeles.William C. Warren was born on a farm in southwestern Michigan in 1836. He migrated to California. by June 1860 Warren was the deputy of City Marshal Thomas Trafford and was living with him...
was appointed as City Marshal and was given command over a force of six officers. He was responsible for being the city's dog catcher and collecting taxes. He was paid 2.5% of all tax monies he collected (in 1875 it totaled to $115 per month). In 1872, a city ordinance was passed which required the city marshal to register and license dogs.
| Name | Tenure | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Whiting | 1850 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| Alexander Gibson | 1851 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| William Reeder | 1852 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| A. S. Beard | 1853 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector. | Removed from office |
| George W. Cole | 1854 | City Marshal | |
| Alfred Shelby | 1855 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| William C. Getman | 1856–1857 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector. | Was Los Angeles County Sheriff in 1858. Killed in 1858. |
| F. H. Alexander | 1858–1859 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| Thomas Trafford | 1860–1863 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| J. P. Owenby | 1864 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| William C. Warren | 1865–1867 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| John Trafford | 1868 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector | |
| William C. Warren | 1869–1870 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector. | Warren was shot and killed in 1870 by one of his deputies, Joseph Franklin Dye Joseph Franklin Dye Joseph Franklin Dye , teamster, alleged member of the Mason Henry Gang, lawman, rancher and oilman.-Early life:Joseph Franklin Dye was born in Union County, Kentucky in 1831 as one of 16 children in a family that later settled in Texas. In 1849, he and two of his brothers came west in the... . |
| Francis Baker | 1871–1872 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector and Chief of Police | |
| R. J. Wolf | 1873–1874 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector and Chief of Police | |
| Juan José Carrillo Juan José Carrillo Juan José Carrillo was member of one of the early Spanish families, and a prominent figure in early Southern California history.-Biography:... |
1875–1876 | City Marshal, Tax and Licence Collector and Chief of Police |