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]
Pablo, a member of the Guerra family of California (a prominent Californio family), was born on 29 November 1819, in Santa Barbara, California.[1]
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.
Pablo de la Guerra died 5 February 1874, aged 54, in Santa Barbara, California.