Damien Marchesseault

Damien Marchesseault
7th Mayor of Los Angeles
In office
May 9, 1859 – May 9, 1860
Preceded byJohn G. Nichols
Succeeded byHenry Mellus
In office
January 7, 1861 – May 6, 1865
Preceded byWallace Woodworth (acting)
Succeeded byJose Mascarel
In office
May 8, 1867 – August 8, 1867
Preceded byCristóbal Aguilar
Succeeded byCristóbal Aguilar
Personal details
BornApril 1, 1818
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 20, 1868 (1868-01-21) (aged 49)
Los Angeles, California

Damien Marchesseault (or Marchesseau) (April 1, 1818 – January 20, 1868) was a Canadian-born American politician who served as the seventh mayor of Los Angeles from May 9, 1859, to May 9, 1860, and then again from January 7, 1861, to May 6, 1865. Marchesseault assumed the office one last time interrupting Cristobal Aguilar's first term in office for three months.