Thom presided over a population of 31,000. The last volunteer fire company was organized and 746 acres were set aside for Elysian Park. The Board of Trade and the Historical Society of Southern California were founded. Portrait of Cameron Erskine Thom who served as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1882-1884.
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