Raymond V. Darby

Raymond V. Darby (December 11, 1896 – March 5, 1953) served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1944 until his death.

Biography

Raymond Vern Darby was born in Washington, Kansas on December 11, 1896. In 1944, he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and re-elected in 1946, 1948, 1950 and again in 1952. On March 5, 1953 he was struck in the Board of Supervisors hearing room by an irate property owner and died later that day from a brain hemorrhage.[1][2]

Prior to serving on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, he was the Mayor of Inglewood, California for fourteen years.[1]

Preceded by
Unknown		 Mayor of Inglewood, California
1930—1944		 Succeeded by
Unknown
Preceded by
Oscar Hauge		 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
4th district
1944—1953		 Succeeded by
Burton W. Chace

References

  1. ^ a b "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles, California: County of Los Angeles. http://file.lacounty.gov/lac/rdarby.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-04. 
  2. ^ "California Death Index 1940-1997 [database on-line"]. United States: The Generations Network. 2000. http://www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2009-08-04.