George Dorn Explained

George W. Dorn
Office:President of the Board of Trustees of Chico, California
Order:1st
Term Start:1872[1]
Term End:1873[2]
Predecessor:office established
Successor:Hiram Batchelder
Birth Date:c. 1836
Birth Place:Ohio
Death Date:1891
Death Place:Chico, California
Spouse:Julia A. Mack[3]
Children:Winfield Dorn Alvan Dorn

George W. Dorn (c. 1836–1891) was the first President of the Chico Board of Trustees in 1872, when the city of Chico, California was first incorporated. He was the proprietor of Dorn's General Store at Second and Main Streets in downtown Chico.

On February 5, 1872, the first municipal election was held for members of the board of trustees. Upon election, the first trustees chose the length of their terms by lot.[1] Dorn served for one year.[2]

He is buried in the Chico Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=MpYR39a2JcAC&pg=PA55 Debra Moon, Chico: Life and Times of a City of Fortune
  2. City Clerk's Office, City of Chico, Roster of Chico City Council Members
  3. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8FQ-XSJ : accessed 23 May 2013), George W Dorn in entry for Winfield Dorn and Ina Ambury Harle, 1916.