Bernard Cohn | |
|---|---|
| 15th Mayor of Los Angeles | |
| In office November 21, 1878 – December 5, 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. MacDougall |
| Succeeded by | James R. Toberman |
| Acting Mayor of Los Angeles | |
| In office November 16, 1878 – November 21, 1878 | |
| President of the Los Angeles Common Council | |
| In office November 21, 1878 – December 5, 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. MacDougall |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Beck |
| Member of the Los Angeles Common Council for the 4th ward | |
| In office December 12, 1887 – February 21, 1889 | |
| In office December 11, 1880 – December 9, 1882 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles Common Council for the 2nd ward | |
| In office December 8, 1876 – December 5, 1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1835 Prussia |
| Died | November 1, 1889 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California |
Bernard Cohn (November 7, 1835 – November 1, 1889) was a wool buyer and a capitalist in 19th-century Los Angeles, California, as well as a member of the Los Angeles Common Council, that city's legislative body. It was Cohn who provided former California Governor Pio Pico a sum of money in exchange for all of Pico's property, which eventually led to Pico's spending the rest of his days in poverty. He was also known for maintaining two families, one Jewish and one Catholic, at opposite ends of the town.[1]