Charles T. Wardlaw (June 30, 1858 – February 24, 1928) was a politician in Dawes County, Nebraska, and a financier and civic leader in Los Angeles, California.
Charles T. Wardlaw | |
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 Wardlaw in 1923 | |
| Born | June 30, 1858 |
| Died | February 24, 1928 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California |
Wardlaw was born on June 30, 1858, in Granville, Illinois, to A. F. and Nancy J. Wardlaw.[1]
In 1900, Wardlaw was county clerk in Dawes County, Nebraska, where he was also chairman of the county Democratic Committee.[2] He was also affiliated with a newspaper there called The Chadronian.[3]
Wardlaw was in the railroad service, being at different times an agent, a dispatcher and freight and passenger agent. He was a manager of the "great California-Mexico Ranch" and then moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1919, where he became a banker and a financier. Along with Harry Chandler and M.H. Sherman, he was a subdivider of the first building tract in Van Nuys, California.[1][4]
He died of a heart attack in his home on Van Nuys Boulevard on February 24, 1928, being survived by his wife, Pamella R. Wardlaw, a son, John Richardson Wardlaw, and a daughter, Mrs. Eva Wardlaw. Day.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Charles T. Wardlaw Laid to Rest Today; Death Comes Suddenly at Home, Closing Active Career," The Van Nuys News, February 28, 1928, image 1
- ^ "Fisher-Coffee Contest," Nebraska State Journal, December 27, 1900, image 5
- ^ Crawford Tribune, no headline, first column, August 2, 1901
- ^ "Five Years Ago," The Van Nuys News, February 27, 1933, image 2
- ^ "Men and Affairs," Salt Lake Telegram, June 13, 1905, image 10
Further reading
edit- An article in the Crawford Tribune attacking Wardlaw for appointing his wife as a deputy in the clerk's office. [1]