Sherman Block

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Sherman Block
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(1924-07-19)July 19, 1924 – October 28, 1998(1998-10-28) (aged 74)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Place of death	Los Angeles, California
Years of service	1956–1998
Rank	Sheriff

Sherman Block (July 19, 1924 – October 29, 1998) was the 29th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from January 1982 until his death. He was preceded by Peter Pitchess and succeeded by Lee Baca.

Block grew up in Chicago and served in the Army in World War II. He majored in engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. He moved to Los Angeles and joined the Sheriff's Department in 1956, becoming the first deputy in the department to work his way through every rank to the top.

During his tenure he became the highest paid elected official in the United States.

He died during his campaign for re-election, which he was expected to win. He still obtained about one third of the vote, as Lee Baca's opponents wanted the County Supervisors to appoint his successor. Block's death broke the tradition of the incumbent Sheriff selecting his successor.

References

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Past to Present
"Sherman Block, Los Angeles County Sheriff, 74". The New York Times. 1998-10-30. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
Covarrubias, Amanda (1998-10-30). "Long-ill L.A. county sheriff Sherman Block dies at 74". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
"Close second for dead sheriff". BBC News. 1998-11-04. Retrieved 2008-06-21.

Government offices
Preceded by Peter J. Pitchess	Los Angeles County Sheriff 1982-1998	Succeeded by Lee Baca

Persondata
Name	Block, Sherman
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1924-07-19
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	1998-10-28
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

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