Juan José Carrillo

Infobox Officeholder
name = Juan José Carrillo


caption =
order = 1st Mayor of
Santa Monica, California
term_start = 1872
term_end = 1874
deputy =
predecessor =
successor =
birth_date = birth date|1842|9|8|mf=y
birth_place = flagicon|MEX Santa Barbara,
Alta California, Mexico
death_date = death date and age|1916|3|30|1842|9|8|mf=y
death_place = Los Angeles, California
constituency =
party =
spouse = Francisca Roland, m. 1868
Eva Carrillo
profession = Civil Service, Judge, Politician
religion = Catholic


footnotes =

Juan José Carrillo (September 8 1842 – March 30 1916), was member of one of the early Spanish families, and a prominent figure in early Southern California history.

Carrillo was the first Chief of Police of Los Angeles, California (1872-1874), the first mayor of Santa Monica, California, and also a judge in the from 1905 to 1915, and later he was appointed tax collector. He later moved with his family moved to Santa Barbara, California, where he served there as mayor from 1886 to 1898. He was born in Santa Barbara September 8 1842.

Carrillo married Francisca Roland October 7 1868, and together had eleven children. His son, actor Leo Carrillo was a star of Stage, screen and television. He had four sons and three daughters with his second wife, Eva. His mother was one of three sisters who made the first American flag in California, and his grandfather Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1783-1852) was Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838. Juan's great uncle, Jose Antonio Carrillo, was a three time mayor of Los Angeles and a hero of the Californios during the Mexican-American war.

ee also

*List of mayors of Los Angeles, California

References

External links

*cite news
url = http://www.sfgenealogy.com/spanish/obitsc.htm
title = SFGenealogy.com: California Spanish Genealogy
publisher = Los Angeles Times
author =
date = 1916-04-01
accessdate = 2007-01-04
*cite news
url = http://www.carrillo.info/
title = Carrillo Family of Sonoma County, California
publisher = www.carrillo.info
author =
date =
accessdate = 2007-01-04
*cite news
url = http://homepage.mac.com/jpfreeman/FreemanHarrisGen/wc01_159.html
title = Genealogy
publisher = J.P. Freeman
author =
date =
accessdate = 2007-01-04

* [http://www.carrillo.info/genealogy/online2-p/index.htm Carrillo Family of Sonoma County California ] at www.carrillo.info
* [http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Juan_Jose_Carrillo Juan Carrillo Family History]