Dionisio Botiller

Dionisio BotillerorDionisio de Botiller(1842–1915) was a member of theLos Angeles Common Council,the governing body of the city, in June 1868, December 1868 and in 1869, as well as the cityauditorfor eight years. He was also the owner of extensive property within the city ofLos Angeles, California.

History

The BotillerCaliforniofamily had settled in Spanish colonialLas Californiasprovince in the 18th century, living near the pueblo of Santa Barbara. Dionisio was born Oct. 9, 1842 in anadobestructure in thePueblo de Los Ángelesin MexicanAlta California,near present-day Fourth and Main Streets inDowntown Los Angeles.

He had nine siblings, including brothers Plutarcho Reyes Botiller of Los Angeles, who died in September 1906, Felipe Botiller and Brigido Botiller defendant in Supreme Court caseBotiller vs. Dominguez,also of Los Angeles.

Botiller was elected a member of theLos Angeles Common Council,the governing body of the city in June 1868. He was re-elected in December 1868 and in 1869, and resigned on January 20, 1870, after which he became the cityauditorfor eight years. He was also the owner of much property within the city.

Dionisio died on October 11, 1915, in his residence at 1531 West Ninth Street (now James M. Wood Boulevard) in Los Angeles, California.He was survived by his wife, Francisca de Botiller, and three children, Frank and Celia Botiller and Mrs. Ida Lindley. Services were in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at Eighth and Valencia streets, with interment atCalvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.

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