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EUGENE WARREN BISCAILUZ ment work in 1907 when he served in the
Civil Division under Sheriff William A Ham-
mel. He advanced rapidly to Assistant Chief
Civil Deputy, which position he held until
1921 when he was appointed Undersheriff
by Wi II iam I. Traeger. He served as Under-
sheriff until August, 1929, when he was ap-
pointed first Superintendent of the California
Highway Patrol. In March of 1931 , he re-
turned to Los Angeles County as Undersheriff
and served in that capacity to December,
1932. At that time, Traeger was elected to
Congress and Biscailuz was appointed Sheriff
to finish the unexpired term. He was elected
Sheriff in 1934, re-elected in 1938, and again
in 1942 and 1946. He holds the distinction
of having remained in office longer than any
other Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
During his years of service, Biscailuz has
taken a prominent part in the handling of
many famous cases. He is looked upon as a
respected leader throughout law enforcement
circles, and his department possesses an en-
viable reput~tion throughout the country as
a progressive and efficient law enforcement
organization.
Eugene Warren Biscailuz was born March
12, 1883, on Summit Avenue in the Boyle During World War 11, Biscailuz served as
Heights section of the City of Los Angeles. organizer and head of County Civil Defense
activities. Under his direction, thousands of
His father, Martin Biscailuz, was a success-
volunteers were carefully trained and fitted
ful attorney in Los Angeles. He was a native
to carry on civi I ian war duties. He served
son of French-Basque lineage and married upon the State War Council and with nu-
Ida Rose Warren, also a native of California, merous other groups organized for civil de-
and the mother of Eugene. On her mother's,
fense purposes.
side, Ida Rose Warren was a descendant of an
old California-Spanish family (Lopez) . Her In 1933, Biscailuz was commissioned a
father was Billy Warren, a New Englander Lieutenant, Sr. Gr., U.S.N.R. He advanced
who came to California, became one of the to Lt. Commander in 1940 and in 1946 to
first Marshals of the City of Los Angeles, and Commander. During 1943 and 1944, he
was ki lied in a gun battle while serving in served on temporary active duty with the
that capacity. D. I. 0., l l th Naval District.

Eugene was educated in pub I ic schools and Biscailuz is a member of a great many fra -
St. Vincents College in Los Angeles. In ternal orders, clubs and civic groups. He is
later years, he studied law at the University extremely active in public life and is held in
of Southern California Law College. high esteem by all who know him, socially or
professionally. He has all the qualities of a
He was but fifteen years of age when his natural leader, an outstandingly magnetic
father died and thereafter had to make his personality, and a genuine fondness for his
own way. He first undertook law enforce- fellow man which wins him legions of friends.