Thomas Foster (Los Angeles)

Thomas Foster

6th Mayor of Los Angeles
In office May 9, 1855 – May 7, 1856
Preceded by	Stephen Clark Foster
Succeeded by	Stephen Clark Foster
Personal details
Profession	Physician

Thomas Foster served as the sixth Mayor of Los Angeles. He was a physician and responsible for the first schoolhouse to be built at Spring and 2nd Streets. He was not related to mayor Stephen C. Foster. He was elected in May 1855 over William G. Dryden, 192 votes to 179.^[1]

References

↑ "The Charter Election," Los Angeles Star, May 12, 1855

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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