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Remarks Of Mayor Fletcher Bowron at Unveiling of Plaque at First Street Entrance to City Hall, Wednesday, November 5, 1941

 
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Title
Remarks Of Mayor Fletcher Bowron at Unveiling of Plaque at First Street Entrance to City Hall, Wednesday, November 5, 1941
Creator
Los Angeles (Calif.). Office of the Mayor; Bowron, Fletcher, 1887-1968
Date
11 May 1941
Description
A typed transcription of a speech commemorating the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the families in the Rowland and Workman Party in Los Angeles. The speech praises and thanks the original settlers and their descendents for their contributions to the development of Los Angeles.
Format Extent
4 leaves ; 22 cm
Subject
Settlers--Commemoration; Agricultural colonies--California--Los Angeles--Centennial celebrations, etc.; Cities and towns--Growth--History;
Note
Fletcher E. Bowron (1887-1968) served as mayor of Los Angeles from 1938 to 1953. Prior to becoming mayor, Bowron had worked as a Hearst reporter and as executive secretary to Governor Friend W. Richardson, as well as serving as a Superior Court judge. Taking office after the recall of corrupt mayor Frank Shaw, Bowron won the election by a wide margin despite opposition from the Los Angeles Times. He was appointed to finish Shaw’s term and went on to serve three additional terms, for a total of 15 years, becoming the first to achieve that record. The Workman family traces its residence in Los Angeles back to the mid-nineteenth century, when two brothers, David (1798-1855) and William (1800-1876), originally from England, were the first Workmans to settle in Los Angeles: David came from Missouri, and William from Taos, New Mexico. Several of their descendants went on to become prominent figures in the social and political life of the city.
Collection
Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 2, Folder 1
Type
Language
eng
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