George T. Burrill (1810–1856) was the first sheriff of Los Angeles County, California.
Burrill, who liked to be called Thompson, "was particular in his dress, careful in his demeanor, clean shaven and wore a handlebar mustache."
It is said he patrolled the city "armed with a navy Colt and an infantry dress sword.
"[1] Burrill was one of the signers of a letter to Peter Burnett, California's first governor under the new state constitution, asking what the duties of the newly elected county officials should be: The undersigned would respectfully state that ... in the absence of any laws, it has been found impractical to organize the courts, or otherwise enter upon the discharge of their duties.
... We would respectfully ask Your Excellency for some suitable instructions ...[2]Burrill died in Los Angeles, California on February 2, 1856, at the age of forty-six.