Charles E. Downs

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Charles E. Downs
Downs in 1925
Member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 10th district
In office
July 1, 1925 – August 21, 1925
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byOtto J. Zahn
Personal details
Born(1898-02-11)February 11, 1898
Los Angeles, California
DiedMay 15, 1967(1967-05-15) (aged 69)
PartyRepublican

Charles Emerson Downs (February 11, 1898 – May 15, 1967) was the first Los Angeles City Council member representing the 10th District after a new city charter went into effect in 1925. He was removed from office after just three months, however, when he was convicted of receiving a bribe from a developer who planned to construct a moving sidewalk in the Second Street Tunnel.

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