Career
Marchesseault assumed the office one last time interrupting Cristobal Aguilar"s first term in office for three months. Born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, Marchesseault was described as a carousing onetime New Orleans gambler. With Victor Beaudry, he started an ice vending company using ice from what is now known as Icehouse Canyon near Mount San Antonio.
During his term as Water Overseer of Los Angeles, Marchesseault and a partner laid wooden water pipes that burst and turned streets into sinkholes.
Struggling with mounting debts, he slipped into an empty Los Angeles City Hall Council chamber on January 20, 1868, and shot himself to death.
Marcheassault Street in Los Angeles is named for him. Died. ---Damien Marchesseault, for several years Mayor of this city, died at the Mayors office, about 7 o"clock Department of Administration and Management, on the 20th INS. Mr.
Marchesseault was a native of Canada, and in early life immigrated to New Orleans, where he has a brother now living.
He was in Mexico during the Mexican War, and came to this country in 1849, and settled in this city in 1853. Where be was for several years engaged in business. He was a man of remarkable energy, of strong convictions, and naturally had many enemies, but leaves a host of friends.
The friends and acquaintances of the deceased are requested to attend the funeral at 10 o"clock this morning, from his late residence.
Suicide. -Damien Marchesseault committed suicide on yesterday morning by shooting himself, the ball entering near the nose, and passing into the brain. Office of the City Marshal, Los Angeles City, January 20, 1868.
Under the promise to return the same the following day, which I have often failed to do. To such and extend have I gone in this way that I am now ashamed to meet my fellow man on the street.
Besides that, I have deeply wronged you as a husband, by spending my money instead of maintaining you as it become a husband to do.
Though you have near complained of my miserable conduct, you nevertheless have suffered too much. I therefore, to save you from farther disgrace and trouble, being that I cannot maintain you respectably, I shall end this state of thing this very morning. Of course, in all this, there is no blame-attached contrary you have asked me to permit you to earn money honestly by teaching and I refused.
You have always been true to medical
If I write these few lines, it is to set you a night before this wicked world, to keep slander from blaming you in way manner whatever. Now, my dear beloved, I hope that you will pardon me, and also Mr.
Sainsevain.
