California
Cameron Erskine Thom was born in Virginia. He came to California in 1849 during the gold rush and after a few years of unsuccessful mining, he studied law in Sacramento. In April, 1854, Thom was sent by the government to handle land cases in Southern California. He settled in Los Angeles, where he was at the same time appointed Los Angeles City Attorney and Los Angeles County District Attorney, to fill unexpired terms.
In 1857 he was elected State Senator to represent what are now Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and a part of Ventura Counties.
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