Pablo de la Guerra explained

Pablo de la Guerra
Office1:Acting Lieutenant Governor of California
Governor1:John G. Downey
Term Start1:January 7, 1861
Term End1:January 10, 1862
Predecessor1:Isaac N. Quinn
Successor1:John F. Chellis
State Senate2:California
Term Start2:January 2, 1860
Term End2:January 6, 1862
Predecessor2:Romualdo Pacheco
Successor2:James Russell Vineyard
Constituency2:2nd district
Term Start3:January 2, 1854
Term End3:January 4, 1858
Predecessor3:Stephen Clark Foster
Successor3:Romualdo Pacheco
Constituency3:2nd district
Term Start4:December 17, 1849
Term End4:January 5, 1852
Predecessor4:Constituency established
Successor4:Antonio María de la Guerra
Birth Date:November 29, 1819
Birth Place:Santa Barbara, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.)
Death Date:February 5, 1874 (aged 54)
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Profession:Politician, judge, military officer
Relatives:Romualdo Pacheco (cousin)
Guerra family

Pablo de la Guerra (29 November 1819 – 5 February 1874) was a Californio politician, judge, and signer of the Californian Constitution in 1849. He served several terms in the California State Senate between 1849 and 1862, and as acting lieutenant governor of California from 1861 to 1862.[1]

Personal information

Pablo, a member of the Guerra family of California (a prominent Californio family), was born on 29 November 1819, in Santa Barbara, California.[1]

Career

In 1838, Guerra became an Administrator. In 1849, he served as a delegate representing the Santa Barbara District at the First California Constitutional Convention.

On 1 May 1851, he nearly resigned from the State Senate, but returned to the position which he held until 1861 when he became the leader of the senate, which led to his term as acting lieutenant governor.[2]

From 1861-62, he served as the Acting Lieutenant Governor. From 1863-73 he was the District Judge for the 17th Judicial District.

Death

Pablo de la Guerra died 5 February 1874, aged 54, in Santa Barbara, California.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pablo De La Guerra. Join California. 16 August 2012.
  2. Guinn, J.M. Historical and biographical record of southern California : containing a history of southern California from its earliest settlement to the opening year of the twentieth century; also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present, Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, 1902;, pp. 220-221.