Nicholas Hunsaker

Nicholas Hunsaker (7 August 1825 – 12 September 1913) was sheriff of Contra Costa County, California, from 1851 to 1853 and from 1855 to 1857[1][2] and the 10th sheriff of San Diego County from 1875 to 1876.[3]

Nicholas Hunsaker was born in Alexander County, Illinois, the son of Daniel and Charlotte (King) Hunsaker. Nicholas settled in California in 1847, where he farmed and raised stock under the T5 brand, as well as serving as sheriff. Nicholas married Lois E. Hastings. Lois's uncle was Lansford W. Hastings. Nicholas Hunsaker moved his family to San Diego in 1869. Nicholas' son, William, became a well-known politician and attorney in San Diego and Los Angeles. Nicholas Hunsaker died 12 September 1913.

References

  1. ↑ McGroarty, John Steven (1921). Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea 2. Chicago: American Historical Society. p. 221. LCCN 21003908. OL 13489763M. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Munro-Fraser, J. P., ed. (1882). History of Contra Costa County, California. San Francisco, CA: W. A. Slocum & CO. pp. 240–242. ISBN 0914418017. Retrieved 14 June 2013. See Table showing the Officers of Contra Costa County, as compiled from the Records of the COurt of Sessions and Boards of Supervisers, from 1850 to 1882 inclusive. Re-print Brooks-Sterling Company, 1974, Oakland
  3. ↑ Lummis, Charles Fletcher; Moody, Charles Amadon, eds. (1909), "Makers of Los Angeles", Out West (Los Angeles, CA: Out West Magazine Co) 30: 365, ISBN 9781153075565, archived from the original on 2008-01-29, retrieved 14 June 2013