John Bryson (mayor)

John Bryson
Portrait of John Bryson Sr

19th Mayor of Los Angeles
In office December 10, 1888 – February 25, 1889
Preceded by	William H. Workman
Succeeded by	Henry T. Hazard

John Bryson served as the 19th Mayor of Los Angeles from December 10, 1888 to February 25, 1889. In that time, he appointed all 6 of his sons to the then 80-man Los Angeles Police Department (1). He would later serve as President of the San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railroad (2).

Mayors of Los Angeles

	S. Foster¹ Hodges Wilson Nichols Coronel S. Foster T. Foster S. Foster Requena² Nichols Marchesseault Mellus Woodworth² Marchesseault Mascarel Aguilar Turner Aguilar Toberman Beaudry MacDougall Cohn Toberman Thom Spence Workman Bryson Hazard Bonsall² Rowan Rader Snyder Eaton Snyder McAleer Harper Stephens Alexander Rose Sebastian Woodman Snyder Cryer Porter Shaw Bowron Poulson Yorty Bradley Riordan Hahn Villaraigosa Garcetti

¹ Prior to city incorporation ² City Council president serving as acting mayor

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