Nicholas Hunsaker (August 7, 1825 – September 13, 1913) was sheriff of
Contra Costa County, California
) of the San Francisco Bay
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, from 1851 to 1853 and from 1855 to 1857
and the 10th
sheriff of San Diego County from 1875 to 1876.
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Nicholas Hunsaker was born in Alexander County, Illinois, the son of Daniel and Charlotte (King) Hunsaker. Hunsaker descended from Mennonites expelled from Switzerland and emigrated to Pennsylvania. Nicholas settled in California in 1847, where he farmed and raised stock under the T5 brand, as well as serving as sheriff. Nicholas married Lois E. Hastings. Lois's uncle was Lansford W. Hastings. Nicholas Hunsaker moved his family to San Diego in 1869. In September 1875, Nicholas Hunsaker was involved in enforcing eviction papers, evicting Luiseño from ancestral lands on Rancho Temecula Rancho Temecula was a Mexican land grant in present-day Riverside County, California given on December 14, 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Feliz Valdez. The grant extended south along the east bank Murrieta Creek to Temecula Creek and enc ...
. Nicholas' son, William
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, became a well-known politician and attorney in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Nicholas Hunsaker died in San Diego on September 13, 1913 from injuries he received after being struck by a streetcar.
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California sheriffs
1825 births
1913 deaths
People from Contra Costa County, California
Law enforcement in the San Francisco Bay Area
People from Alexander County, Illinois
People from San Diego County, California