Frederick A. MacDougal

Frederick A. MacDougal († November 16, 1878 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1876 and 1878 he was mayor of Los Angeles.

Career

The sources on Frederick MacDougal are relatively poor. What is certain is that he lived in Los Angeles at least for a time. He was a full-time doctor and must therefore have studied medicine in his youth. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . He is also said to have been the Los Angeles Police Chief in the meantime. Other sources said he appointed the city's first police chief. Which version is correct must remain open. However, there was already a police administration in the city before 1876.

In 1876, MacDougal was elected mayor of Los Angeles. He held this office between December 8, 1876 and his death on November 16, 1878. During his tenure, the Los Angeles Bar Association was founded and the first kindergarten opened. It is also worth mentioning the great drought at that time, which caused great problems not only in Los Angeles, but also in the whole of southern California . The water supply of the cities and the ranchers and their cattle suffered as a result. After MacDougal's death, the post of mayor remained vacant for five days before Bernard Cohn ended MacDougal's term in office between November 21 and December 5, 1878.

Web links

• The Political Graveyard
• The Mayors of Los Angeles