James De Barth Shorb (1842-1896), an attorney and civil engineer from Maryland, came to California in 1864. After his marriage to Maria de Jesus Wilson in 1867, Shorb joined his father-in-law, Benjamin Davis Wilson, in the development of their...
Samuel L. Kreider was a prominent businessman in Los Angeles, California. Kreider was born in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1882. He was the son of Frank L. and Minnie M. Kreider. His father was a veteran of the Civil War and a past commander...
Henry Mauris Robinson (1868-1937), was born in Ravenna, Ohio to George Foreman Robinson (1844-1917), judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the 2nd subdivision of the Judicial District of Ohio and Mary (Gillis) Robinson. He married Laurabelle Arms...
The Intermountain Title Guaranty & Trust Company was established in Salt Lake City, Utah, probably in 1927. It is worth noting that the company was called the Intermountain Title Guaranty Company in most sources from 1928. The corporation was the...
For over four hundred years the Hastings family (variously barons Hastings, Botreaux, Hungerford, Loughborogh and Moleyns, earls of Huntingdon, Pembroke, and Moira, and marquesses of Hastings) played a major role in English political life and...
Francis Gladheim Pease was one of the original staff members of the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory when it was formed in 1904. His most important contribution to the Observatory was his expertise in the design and use of astronomical instruments....
The California Judiciary Act of 1851established a court system that consisted of District, County, and Justice of the Peace courts. Los Angeles was a part of a district that also included San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. District courts had...