Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Goodrich, L. B. 1851 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

L. B. GOODRICH, retired, Santa Monica, is a native of Iowa, where he was born
December 10, 1851. In 1870 he went to State Center, Marshall county, Iowa, and
engaged in the grocery business. In 1876 he purchased eighty acres of land
adjoining the town of State Center and engaged successfully in farming.
increasing his acreage until his holdings comprise about one thousand acres.
September 30, 1875, he married Laura Smith. He became active in local and State
political affairs and served as member of the Common Council of State Center and
subsequently was elected and served as Mayor of State Center, and as such was
active in promoting the industrial interests of his city. He also became
interested in the Dobbin & Whitson State Bank of State Center, served on the
directorate and as vice-president for a period of about fifteen years. Mr. and
Mrs. Goodrich have two daughters, Nellie M., born at State Center 1877, and in
1900 married Charles H. Ross, president of the H. W. Ross Lumber Company of
Minneapolis, Minn; Bertha M., wife of Arthur Reynolds, president of the Des
Moines National Bank of Des Moines, Iowa. He is one of the leading bankers of
the country. He is chairman of the National Legislative Committee and member of
the Currency Commission of the American Bankers' Association and is a recognized
authority upon the national currency question. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich came to
Santa Monica in 1904. The family home is at Second street and Nevada avenue.


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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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