Samuel F. Reynolds | |
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Los Angeles City Attorney | |
In office 1859–1861 | |
Preceded by | James H. Lader |
Succeeded by | James H. Lader |
Samuel F. Reynolds (died 1877) was a Los Angeles City Attorney and a judge in 19th century California. He was also active in the International Order of Odd Fellows.
Reynolds was admitted as a lawyer before the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in September 1850 [1] and before the California Supreme Court in February 1856. [2]
He was elected to the board of directors of the Los Angeles Library Association in July 1859, [3] and in 1861 he became Los Angeles city attorney,a position he held for two years. [4] [5]
In 1863 Reynolds was judge of the 4th District Court at a salary of $5,000 a year for a period of six years and then resume private practice. [6] [7] In 1870-71 he was a member of a committee of the Odd Fellows lodge that was tasked with the duty of researching and recommending whether an Odd Fellows College and Home should be established. [8] [9]
Reynolds died on February 12,1877,at the age of 68 after an attack of apoplexy. [7] He was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in San Francisco. Pallbearers included John Currey,past chief justice of California. [10]
His widow,Rachel Ann,died on October 10,1901,at the age of 81. She was the mother of Charles F. and Mary E. Reynolds and Leonard and Benjamin A. Reynolds. [11]