Alpheus P. Hodges

Alpheus P. Hodges
1st Mayor of Los Angeles
In office July 1, 1850 – May 7, 1851
Preceded by	Stephen Clark Foster (pre-statehood)
Succeeded by	Benjamin Davis Wilson
Personal details
Born	1821 Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 29, 1858 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

Alpheus P. Hodges (1821 – July 29, 1858) was the first Mayor of Los Angeles, California after the city was incorporated on April 4, 1850. However, he was preceded by Stephen C. Foster, who was the first mayor under American rule.