James L. English

James Lawrence English (June 5, 1813 – May 29, 1889) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, English lived in Pettis County, Missouri, prior to moving to Sacramento, California, in 1853. Shortly after his arrival, he became associated with Philip Leget Edwards in the Sacramento law firm of Edwards and English.

English was Mayor of Sacramento in 1855, and his administration was one of unusual prosperity for the city. From 1857 to 1858, he was California State Treasurer. He also served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876.

James L. English died at age 76 in Sacramento. He is interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.^[1]

References

↑ "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index" (PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1889, "Death of James L. English," p. 5.

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Political offices
Preceded by R. P. Johnson	Mayor of Sacramento, California 1855	Succeeded by Benjamin B. Redding
Preceded by Henry Bates	Treasurer of California 1857–1858	Succeeded by Thomas Findley

Treasurers of California

Roman McMeans Bates English Findley Ashley Pacheco Coronel Baehr Estudillo Well January Oullahan Herold McDonald Rackliffe Green Reeves Williams Roberts Richardson Johnson Button Priest Unruh Whitney Hayes Brown Fong Angelides Lockyer Chiang

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