Juan José Carrillo (September 8, 1842 – March 30, 1916) was a

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politician and judge, who served as Mayor of

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and as the last City Marshal of Los Angeles.

Biography

Carrillo was born in Santa Barbara to Pedro Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1818–1888) and Maria Josefa Bandini (1823–1896). He was a member of the Carrillo family of California, a prominent

family. His mother was one of three Bandini sisters; Maria Josefa, Ysidora, and

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. His grandfather

Carlos Antonio Carrillo Carlos Antonio Carrillo (24 December 1783 – 23 February 1852) was a Californio politician, military officer, and ranchero. He was nominated to serve as Governor of Alta California from 1837–38, in opposition to Juan Bautista Alvarado's rule. ...

(1783–1852) was Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838. Juan's great uncle,

José Antonio Carrillo Captain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo (1796–1862) was a Californio politician, ranchero, and signer of the Californian Constitution in 1849. He served three terms as Alcalde of Los Angeles (mayor). History A member of the prominent Carrill ...

, was a three time

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and a hero of the Californios during the

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. From 1852 to 1858, Juan and his brother were educated in

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, returning to California in 1858. In 1864 Carrillo came to

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and worked for the grocery firm of Samuel B. Caswell, John T. Ellis, and John H. Wright. Carrillo was Los Angeles City Marshal from 1875 to 1876. In 1881 Carrillo moved to

. He acted for a time as agent for his aunt,

Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker (1827–1912) was a wealthy Californio landowner and socialite of Los Angeles. She played an important role in the elite society of Los Angeles and, later, Santa Monica. She was married to two wealthy Anglo-Amer ...

. In 1884 Arcadia Baker deeded the site of Woodlawn cemetery to him and he in turn, without compensation, deeded the same to the city. In 1888 he was elected as Santa Monica City trustee and served till 1898 - longer than any other trustee. From 1890 to 1897, he was president of the board and thus acting mayor of the city. After his retirement from the council he served two years as superintendent of streets, from 1904 to 1906, and a police judge in Santa Monica from 1905 to 1915.

Personal life

Carrillo married Francisca Roland (1849–1897) in 1869, and together had eleven children. His son was the actor

Leo Carrillo Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo (; August 6, 1880 – September 10, 1961), known professionally as Leo Carrillo, was an American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist. He was best known for playing Pancho in the television ...

. Carrillo had four sons and three daughters with his second wife, Eva Van Vusker Carrillo. He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica.

References

External links

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Carrillo Family of Sonoma County California
at www.carrillo.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrillo, Juan Jose 1842 births 1916 deaths Californios History of Los Angeles History of Santa Monica, California Politicians from Los Angeles People from Santa Barbara, California American politicians of Spanish descent American politicians of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American mayors in California Mayors of Santa Monica, California 19th-century American politicians Catholics from California