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| Name | Benjamin S. Eaton |
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Los Angeles, California , United States |
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December 20, 1823
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| Died | October 09, 1909
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| Info | Benjamin Smith Eaton
Arriving from New England, became Los Angeles' district attorney in 1853 and subsequently served as county assessor in 1857. Eaton was a founder of Pasadena, then the Rancho San Pasqual, and later encouraged people from Indiana to migrate to the area in the land boom of the 1870s. One of Pasadena's main streets, Fair Oaks, takes its name from Eaton's home. Frederick Eaton, his son, became a major force in Los Angeles, serving as city engineer and mayor. The younger Eaton owned a ranch in the Owens Valley and introduced William Mulholland to the area. This led to the controversial bringing of Owens River water to Los Angeles in 1913. He was married to Helena Hayes from 1848-1859, when she passed away. He is buried next to her sister and her husband, Louisa Hayes and John Strother Griffin.
City of Los Angeles (Elected): City Assessor Elected: May 06, 1857 ~ Completed: May 10, 1858
: Superintendent of Water Works Appointed: May 07, 1861 ~ Completed: May 07, 1862
Board Of Education: School Commissioner Appointed: June 02, 1862 ~ Completed: May 09, 1863
City Council: Secretary to Council Appointed: September 15, 1862 ~ Completed: May 09, 1863
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