The Silver Dons, 1833-1865
HISTORICAL STATISTICS
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (ALCALDES) AT SAN DIEGO 1841-1850
UNDER MEXICAN RULE
1841 Rosario Aguilar, juez de paz
1841 Jesús Moreno, suplente (substitute)
1842 José Antonio Congora, juez de paz
1842 José M. Alvarado, suplente
1843 Joaquin Ortega, juez de paz
1843 José Antonio Congora, juez de paz (succeeded Ortega in May)
1843 José Maria Orozco, suplente
1844 Juan Maria Marrón, juez de paz
1844 Thomas Wrightington, suplente
1845 Francisco M. Alvarado, juez de paz
1845 José Antonio Estudillo, juez de paz (temporary)
1845 José Ramon Arguello, suplente
1846 José Ramon Arguello, sub-prefect, appointed in April, until arrival of Americans
1846 José Antonio Estudillo, juez de paz
1846 Juan M. Osuna, juez de paz (at first declined office and possibly did not act)
1846 Miguel Pedrorena, juez de paz (served in Estudillo’s absence)
UNDER AMERICAN RULE
1846 Joaquin Ortega, juez de paz (from August)
1846 Henry D. Fitch, suplente (from August)
1847 Henry D. Fitch, juez de paz
1847 Lt. Robert Clift, juez de paz (succeeded Fitch in June)
1847 Philip Crosthwaite, suplente (possibly was appointed with Fitch)
1847 Thomas Wrightington, suplente (believed to have served in Crosthwaite’s place)
1848 Juan Bandini, juez de paz (March 29-Sept. 27)
1848 E. L. Brown, suplente (appointed April 15)
1848 Juan María Marrón, juez de paz (elected Oct. 3)
1849 Dennis Gahagan, alcalde
GOVERNORS OF CALIFORNIA 1833-1867
MEXICAN RULE
1833-1835 José Figueroa
1835-1836 José Castro, ad interim to January, 1836
1836 Nicolás Guitérrez, ad interim (January to May)
1836 Mariano Chico, May to August
1836 Nicolás Guitérrez, ad interim to November
1836-1842 Juan B. Alvarado, ad interim 1836-1839
1842-1845 Manuel Micheltorena
1845-1846 Pio Pico
AMERICAN RULE
Military
1846 Commodore John D. Sloat, July 7th
1846 Commodore Robert F. Stockton, July 29th
1847 General John C. Fremont, January 19th
1847 General Stephen W. Kearny, March 1st
1847-1849 Colonel Richard B. Mason, May 31st
1849 General Persifor F. Smith, February 28th
1849 General Bennett Riley, April 12th
Civilian
1849-1851 Peter H. Burnett, Democrat
1851-1852 John McDougal, Democrat
1852-1856 John Bigler, Democrat
1856-1858 J. Neely Johnson, Know-Nothin
1858-1860 John B. Weller, Democrat
1860 Milton S. Lathan, Democrat
1860-1862 John G. Downey, Democrat
1862-1863 Leland Stanford, Republican
1863-1867 Frederick F. Low, Union
Return to Books.
THE SILVER DONS
Background
Ch. 1 California in 1830
Ch. 2 The Lash of Greed
Ch. 3 Winds of Change
Ch. 4 Rise of the Ranchos
Ch. 5 A Manifest Destiny
Ch. 6 The Bloody Lances
Ch. 7 End of the Pueblo
Ch. 8 The Burning Trail
Ch. 9 Life on a Frontier
Ch. 10 The Garra Uprising
Ch. 11 Empires of Cattle
Ch. 12 The West is Linked
Ch. 13 Chasing the Whale
Ch. 14 Journey of Death
Ch. 15 Last of the Dons
Chronology
Historical Statistics