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The following list of individuals played a major role in the history, development,
and character
of Los Angeles County. If you have any family history about these individuals,
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| Adams, George W | 1865- |
Los Angeles -
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| Albright, Porter H | Sept. 29, 1882 - ?? |
Los Angeles -
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| Alexander, George | Sept. 21, 1839-1923 |
Los Angeles -
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| Allerton, Samuel W | May 26, 1829-?? |
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| Ames, Wiltcie B | 1869-1942 |
Los Angeles
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| Apablasa, Juan | ?? to 1863 | Los Angeles |
| Austin, John C. W. | Feb. 13, 1870-1964 |
Los Angeles
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| Baldwin, James V. | Oct. 25, 1870-?? |
Los Angeles
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| Bartle, John H | July 22, 1855-1932 |
Monrovia
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| Bartlett, William Springer | ?? - ?? |
Los Angeles
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| Barton, Herbert Parks | Dec. 25, 1866-?? |
Los Angeles
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| Bergstrom, George E. | March 12, 1876 - 1955 |
Los Angeles
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| Benton, Arthur B. | April 17, 1858 - 1927 |
Los Angeles
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| Blackstock, N. | 1846 - 1928 |
Los Angeles
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| Blankenship, R. F. | March 8, 1873 - ??? |
Glendora
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| Blinn, Lewis W. | ||
| Bradshaw, William G. | ||
| Brainerd, Edward R. | ||
| Brainerd, Harry J. | ||
| Braly, John H. | ||
| Brent, E. J. | ||
| Bridge, Norman | ||
| Brown, A.M. | ||
| Browning, Charles C. | ||
| Bulla, Robert N. | ||
| Bullard, Rose Talbott | ||
| Burcham, La Monte | ||
| Burdette, Robert Jones | July 30, 1844-? |
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| Burdette, Clara Bradley | ||
| Burnett, Charles H. | ||
| Busch, Adolphus | ||
| Bush, W. E. | ||
| Bushnell, John B. | ||
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| Calderwood, Kittie E. | ||
| Calderwood, William T. | ||
| Callahan, Henry S. | ||
| Campbell, William C. | ||
| Cary, F. S. | ||
| Chase, P.B. | ||
| Chess, William A. | ||
| Clark, Eli P. | ||
| Clark, J. Ross | ||
| Cobb, Edward S. | ||
| Cochran, George I.. Mr. Cochran was President of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, a real estate and business investor and an owner of the Biltmore Hotel Garage in Los Angeles. Mr. Chocran's father had been one of the two founding fathers of what was first known as the Methodist College (the early football players were known as "The Methodists." The school was later named the University of Sourthern California - or USC. | ||
| Code, W. H. | ||
| College of Medicine | University of Southern California | |
| Converse, C. H. | ||
| Coulston, J. B. | ||
| Cowan, William K. | ||
| Curtis, Clinton J. | ||
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| Davies, Edward W. | ||
| Davis, George R. | ||
| De Longpre, Paul | ||
| Dessery, Floyd G. | February 10, 1879 - 1927 |
Los Angeles |
| Doolittle, Herbert E. | ||
| Dorsey, Stephen W. | ||
| Durfy, Peter T. | ||
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| Eddy, J. W. | ||
| Elliott, John M. | ||
| Ellis, H. Bert | ||
| Evans, Samuel C. |
1866 - 1932
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| Evans, William H. | ||
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| Farish, Oscar E. | ||
| Finley, Theodore G. | ||
| Fitzgerald, J. T. Born San Francisco, Ca. 1864. Common school education. Came to Los Angeles 1891, and has from that date been engaged in business under the name of the Fitzgerald Music Co.; standard music of the Southwest greatly elevated through his efforts. Member Chamber of Commerce, Merchants and Manufacturers Assn. , and Jonathan and Los Angeles Clubs. | ||
| Foltz, Clara Shortridge | ||
| Foshay, James A. | ||
| Fries, Amos A. | ||
| Frost, Chrles H. | ||
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| Garnsey, L. T. | ||
| Gates, Lee C. | ||
| Gillett, Edgar W. | ||
| Goodhue, Arthur M. | ||
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| Hakes, Ellis | ||
| Hall, William G. | ||
| Hance, Charles H. | ||
| Hancock, G. Allan | ||
| Hatch, P.E. | ||
| Hawes, Frederick N. | ||
| Haynes, Lloyd C. | ||
| Hellman, Herman W. | ||
| Hewitt, Leslie R. | ||
| Hewlett, Eugene E. | ||
| Hight, Percy | ||
| Hole, W. J., Home of | ||
| Hopper, Charles B. | ||
| Hubbard, A. G. | ||
| Huntington, Henry E. | ||
| Huntington, Howard E. | ||
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| James, Frank | ||
| Jess, Stoddard | ||
| Johnson, Joseph H. | ||
| Jones, John P. | ||
| Jones, Mark G. | ||
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| Kelsey, Arthur L. | ||
| Kendall, B. O. | ||
| Kenney, Elizabeth L. | ||
| Kislingbury, George | ||
| Koebig, Adolph H. | ||
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| Lahee, E. H. | ||
| Landone, Leon E. | ||
| Laughlin, Homer | ||
| Lawler, Oscar | ||
| LeGrand Richard V. | ||
| Letts, Arthur | ||
| Lewis, Samuel T. | ||
| Lippincott, Joseph B. | ||
| Longyear, Willis D. | ||
| Los Angeles Polytechnic High School | ||
| Lowe, W.W. | ||
| Luther, Daniel E. | ||
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| Maginnis, Almon P. | ||
| Maier, Ed. R. | ||
| Maier, Joseph F. | ||
| Mallard, Walter | ||
| Marshall, Edwin J. | temporary info Edwin Jessop MARSHALL 18 Mar 1860 - 4 Mar 1937 BIRTH: 18 Mar 1860, MD DEATH: 4 Mar 1937, Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., C BURIAL: Glendale, Humboldt Co., CA |
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| Marsh, Robert | ||
| Mathews, John R. | ||
| Mathews, William B. | ||
| May, Ernest H. | ||
| McCormack, Edward L. | ||
| McIntyre, Robert | ||
| Mead, William | ||
| Merrill, Leonard | ||
| Merrill, Samuel I. | ||
| Monnette, Mervin J. | ||
| Monnette, Orra E. | ||
| Mulholland, William | ||
| Mulford, S. P. | ||
| Munn, Arthur G. | ||
| Munson, Gilbert D. | ||
| Murphy, John A. | ||
| Murray, Norbert M. | ||
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| Nevin, William G. | ||
| Newby, Henry | ||
| North, John G. | ||
| North, John W. | ||
| Norton, John H. | ||
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| Parkinson, John | ||
| Parmentier, Fernand | ||
| Patterson, Wilson C. | ||
| Pease, Sherman | ||
| Peckham, George C. | ||
| Pierce, Fred E. | ||
| Pillsbury, George E. | ||
| Pomeroy, Abram E. | ||
| Pottenger, Francis M. | ||
| Potter, Bernard | ||
| Potter, Milo M. | ||
| Prince, George H. | ||
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| Radford, Joseph D. | ||
| Rathbun, George A. | ||
| Reed, J. D. | ||
| Reeves, H. Alban | ||
| Riggins, Harley E. | ||
| Rindge, Frederick H. | ||
| Roberts, E. D. | ||
| Rossiter, John G. | ||
| Rowan, Robert A. | ||
| Ryan, Frank J. | ||
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| Salyer, John F. | ||
| Sandison, E. W. | ||
| Scarborough, William B. | ||
| Schloesser, Alfred G. | ||
| Schmidt, Ruben S. | ||
| Schuyler, James D. | ||
| Scott, Joseph | ||
| Sepulveda, Ygnacio | ||
| Shenk, John W. | ||
| Sherman, Moses H. | ||
| Skinner, Newton J. | ||
| Soiland, Albert | ||
| Spinks, Clarence C. | ||
| Stanley, Carlos S. | ||
| Steadman, John J. | ||
| Steele, Frank J. | ||
| Story, Francis Q. | ||
| Summers, Emma A. | ||
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| Taggart, Clarence M. | ||
| TOLL, CHARLES HULBERTLos AngelesBorn Clinton, Ia., Nov. 24, 1858. Attended public schools there and college at Mt. Vernon, Ia. Began to earn living in factory at Clinton; served there as Deputy County Clerk and Deputy Postmaster. Came to Los Angeles in September, 1885; conducted grocery seven years; Councilman of Fifth Ward four years. Cashier and Director Southern California Savings Bank, 1900-7; Vice Pres. and Director of Security Savings Bank since. Mem. Jonathan, Athletic, City and Union League Clubs, and Merchants' & Manufacturers' Assn., Municipal League and Chamber of Commerce. Married, Sept. 4, 1901, Miss Eleanor M. Joy. | ||
| Townsend, James R. | ||
| Townsend, Stephen | ||
| Trask, Dummer K. | ||
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| Unruh, Hiram A. | ||
| Van Nuys, Isaac N. | ||
| Vedder, William H. Born in Schenectady, N.Y. Engaged in the lumber business in Schenectady until his removal to Pasadena in 1889. Elected Mayor of Pasadena, April 1903. On May 8, 1903, he had the pleasure of showing President Theodore Roosevelt Pasadena. Vedder was associated with the First Trust & Saving Bank of Pasadena, in 1905 and held successively positions of treasure, vice-president, president and Chairman of the Board of Directors of that institution. He continued in the last-named position until his death in1923. Vedder was also at different time vice president, president and Chairman of the board of directors of the First Nation Bank. He was president of both banks for about four years, from 1911 to 1915. Vedder was also a Director for Home Telephone Co. of Pasadena, President and Director of Pasadena Grocery Co. He was a long time trustee for California Institute of Technology. He was also, the Chairman of the Red Cross for many years. Helped to found the Pasadena Water Works and President and Director of the Pasadena Masonic Temple, Thirty-second degree Mason, Knight Templar, Shirner, Member of the Woodmen of the World and Royal Arcannum. |
16 Apr 1862 - 25 Nov 1923
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| Vickers, J. V. | ||
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| Walker, C. J. | ||
| Wamsley, James H. | ||
| Warren, Charles C. | ||
| Washburn, William J. | ||
| Waters, Russell J. | ||
| West, James J. | ||
| Whitcomb, George D. | 1834 - 1914 | |
| White, Ben | ||
| Whitman, Charles H. | ||
| Whittlesey, Carles F. | ||
| Whittington, John W. | ||
| Wiggins, Frank | ||
| Wilder, J. R. | ||
| Willis, Frank R. | There is a biographical sketch in HISTORY OF THE BENCH AND BAR OF CALIFORNIA compiled by Oscar T. Shuck 1901 Frank R. Willis was born at North Adams, Mass. August 17, 1855 | |
| Wilson, Emmet H. | ||
| Windham, C. H. | ||
| Wood, J. W. | ||
| Woods, William W. | ||
| Woolwine, William D. | ||
| Works, Lewis R. |
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