Most people are familiar with the idea of a line of succession; a series of people who would take over in the event that an official is killed, disabled, or is temporarily absent or unavailable to hold their office. For example, when President Kennedy was assassinated and when President Nixon resigned, their Vice Presidents assumed […]
Assemblyman Lilburn W. Boggs (1796-1860)
Wednesday marks the 215th birthday of Lilburn W. Boggs, who was both a delegate to the first Constitutional Convention (he didn’t attend) and served as an Assemblyman in 1852. What makes Boggs stand out is what he did before joining the legislature. Born in 1796, Boggs was first married at 21, and a Representative in […]
200th Birthday of B. D. Davis
December 1st is the 200th anniversary of the birth of State Senator B. D. Wilson. Wilson, a native of Tennessee, served as Mayor of Los Angeles and founded the cities of Riverside, Pasadena, and San Gabriel. Mount Wilson, the tallest of the San Gabriel Mountains, was named for the Mayor after he led an early […]
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