Charles W. Schroeder (about 1853–1903) served two terms on the Los Angeles, California, Common Council, the legislative branch of the city, in the 1880s. He also was a civil engineer for the Southern Pacific railroad.[1]
Born in Prussia about 1843,[1] Schroeder was married in Los Angeles to Marta Carbajal in April 1881.[2] They had two daughters, Mrs. Hazel C. Blandford and Mrs. Martha Gristock, who operated the Webb Hotel at 642 Crocker Street.[3]
Elected to two one-year terms, Schroeder represented the 1st Ward on the Los Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city, serving from December 9, 1882, to December 8, 1884.[4]
He died October 23, 1903, at the Patton Insane Asylum, where he had been living since he was committed October 13, 1894, on complaint of his wife.[1]
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References and notes
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- ^ a b c "The City in Brief: Ex-Councilman Died Insane," Los Angeles Times, October 23, 1903, page 14
- ^ Los Angeles Express, April 5, 1881, page 3
- ^ "Mrs. Hazel C. Blandford Dies at 70," Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1956, page A-26
- ^ Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials,1850-1938, compiled under direction of the Municipal Reference Library, City Hall, Los Angeles (March 1938, reprinted 1966). "Prepared ... as a report on Project No. SA 3123-5703-6077-8121-9900 conducted under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration."
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