rd ▁Ward ▁on ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Common ▁Council , ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term , ▁but ▁he ▁res igned ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁for ▁county ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁came ▁" with in ▁a ▁few ▁votes " ▁of ▁being ▁elected . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁branch ▁normal ▁school ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁" when ▁a ▁site ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁purchased ▁[ on ▁Fif th ▁Street ▁where ▁the ▁central ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Public ▁Library ▁now ▁stands ], ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁appropri ation ▁for ▁the ▁building , ▁he ▁personally ▁assumed ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁matter ▁and ▁raised ▁$ 8 0 0 0 ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁ground ." ▁The ▁school ▁he ▁helped ▁establish ▁was ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁West wood ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁References ▁and ▁notes ▁ ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁links ▁may ▁require ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁library ▁card . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Council ▁members ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Ever green ▁C emetery , ▁Los ▁Angeles <0x0A> </s> ▁Bran nick ▁is ▁a ▁surname . ▁Notable ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁include : ▁ ▁James ▁Bran nick ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1