Antonio F. Coronel

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Antonio Francisco Coronel (October 21, 1817 Mexico City - April 17, 1894) Los Angeles mayor from 1853-54. He is credited with establishing the Department of Public Works. Prior to being mayor of Los Angeles, he was an officer in the Mexican army. After moving to Los Angeles in 1834 with his nephew Augustin Olvera, he worked as a schoolteacher, served as a city councilman (1854-67) and as state treasurer (1867-71). His donated collection made the basis for the California Natural History Museum in Los Angeles.

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• Schmal, John P. "The Four Latino Mayors of Los Angeles," HispanicVista, May 23, 2005

Preceded by John G. Nichols	Mayor of Los Angeles, California 1853—1854	Succeeded by Stephen Foster
Preceded by Romualdo Pacheco	California State Treasurer 1866—1870	Succeeded by Ferdinand Baehr

v • d • e Mayors of Los Angeles, California S. Foster · Hodges · Wilson · Nichols · Coronel · S. Foster · Dr. Foster · S. Foster · Requena · Nichols · Marchessault · Mellus · Woodworth · Marchessault · Mascarel · Aguilar · Turner · Aguilar · Toberman · Beaudry · MacDougal · Cohn · Toberman · Thom · Spence · Workman · Bryson · Hazard · Bonsali · Rowan · Rader · Snyder · Eaton · Snyder · McAleer · Harper · Stephens · Alexander · Rose · Sebastian · Woodman · Snyder · Cryer · Porter · Shaw · Bowron · Poulson · Yorty · Bradley · Riordan · Hahn · Villaraigosa

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