Jacob Kuhrts | |
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 Kuhrts in 1881 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles Common Council for the 2nd ward | |
| In office December 10, 1888 – February 21, 1889 | |
| In office December 10, 1885 – December 12, 1887 | |
| In office December 5, 1879 – December 8, 1883 | |
| In office December 9, 1875 – December 6, 1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1832 Denmark |
| Died | January 29, 1926 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California |
| Relatives | John Krempel (son-in-law) |
Jacob Kuhrts (August 14,1836 – January 29, 1926) original spelling Kuhrt), nicknamed "Uncle Jake",[1][2] left home at age 12 as a cabin-boy on an English clipper and spent 6 years sailing around the world before he eventually disembarked in Monterey, California in 1848. He then spent several years working at the Mission Dolores in San Francisco prior to the discovery of Gold in Placer county when he worked as a miner during the California Gold Rush. Later after travelling south to the small pueblo of Los Angeles around 1859 when the town had a population of less than 5,000, he became active as a teamster, a merchant, Los Angeles County Coroner (1870–1873),the first volunteer Fire Commissioner Chief in Los Angeles (1886–1900), and as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1876 to 1877 and again in 1880 when he served as council president. He had the first 2-story brick building constructed in downtown Los Angeles (see picture below dated 1867) which also served as the family compound, retail store, and upstairs rental units.
- ^ "At the City Hall: Gas Controversy Still in Full Swing," Los Angeles Times, November 16, 1901, page 12
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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