William E. P. Hartnell Guillermo Arnel | |
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![]() Portrait by Leonardo Barbieri, 1853 | |
Born | Backbarrow, England | April 24, 1798
Died | February 2, 1854 | (aged 55)
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Known for | Namesake of Hartnell College |
Spouse |
Teresa de la Guerra (m. 1825) |
Children | 25 |
Relatives | José de la Guerra y Noriega (father-in-law) |
William Edward Petty Hartnell (April 24, 1798 – February 2, 1854), later known by his Spanish name Don Guillermo Arnel, was a merchant, schoolmaster, and government official in California. He arrived in California in 1822 as a trader, where he married into the prominent Guerra family of California and became a Mexican citizen. He held several public roles during the Mexican era and after the American Conquest of California, notably serving as the official translator at the Monterey Constitutional Convention.