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William R. Rowland

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Gender Male
Date of birth November 11,1846
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Rancho La Puente
DiedLos Angeles
California
United States
1926
Los Angeles
California
United States
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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William R. Rowland Life story


William "Billy" Richard Rowland was the eleventh sheriff of Los Angeles County, California, and a large landowner in the La Puente area of the San Gabriel Valley. He organized the posse and crafted the successful strategy that resulted in the wounding and capture of notorious bandit Tiburcio Vasquez in 1874.

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