A. Leroy Aylmer was Mayor and later City Attorney of Compton, California

Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...

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Biography

A(lbert) Leroy Aylmer was born March 29, 1885 in North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, an attorney by trade.

Political career

In the wake of C. S. Smith

C. S. Smith

C. S. Smith served three turbulent years as mayor of Compton, California until he was recalled from office in 1936.-Biography:...

's 1936 recall, Aylmer became Mayor of Compton

Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...

. After serving as mayor, Aylmer was elected City Attorney in 1949. However, he was so unpopular that four years later when he was up for re-election, he finished third in the primary.

He died January 10, 1970 in Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

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