Please answer the following question: Facts:   - order: 9th    - successor: cristóbal aguilar    - death date: october 6 , 1899    - predecessor: damien marchesseault    - office: mayor of los angeles      - term end: may 10 , 1866    - birth date: april 18 , 1816    - term start: may 5 , 1865    - name: jose mascarel    - death place: los angeles , california    - birth place: marseilles or mentone , france   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jose mascarel .
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jose mascarel -lrb- 1816 -- 1899 -rrb- was a 19th − century sea captain , california landowner , investor , baker , and vintner ; and a mayor of los angeles , california .