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ARTHUR L. ERB
Arthur L. Erb was born January 22, 1893, at Tacoma, Washington,
the son of Samuel Erb.
His early
education was obtained in the pubic schools, both at Victoria, B.C., Canada,
and Tacoma, Washington;
he then entered Stanford
University, where he
graduated in 1916 with the LL.B. degree. He was admitted to the California bar in June
of the same year. He spent two and a half years an (sic) an infantry
officer in the 91st and 4th Divisions, U. S. Army, with
overseas combat service.
Mr. Erb entered the
practice of law at San Francisco, California as law clerk in the offices of Rufus Thayer,
and in 1919 he became a partner, firm name changing to Thayer, Breuner and Erb, where he
remained until 1925, when he opened his law office at Beverly Hills, California.
He was elected Judge of the City Court of the city of Beverly Hills in 1932 and resigned
February 1, 1937, to devote full time to practice. He is very
prominent in community activities. Former councilman and
former mayor of the city of Beverly Hills, California.
Member of the Bar Association, Beverly Hills,
California (president, 1932); American Bar Association; Los Angeles Country
Club; Bel Air Bay Club.
Married Highland Reeder in
1924. They have one daughter, Eunice Margaret, born in
December 1926, now Mrs. Douglas Goodan.
Residence: 10401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles,
California.
Law office; Erb, French & Picone, 331
North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Transcribed
by Marie Hassard 10 February 2014.
Source: Eminent Californians 1953, by Lee
E. Johnson & C. W. Taylor. Page 192, C. W. Taylor Publ.,
Palo Alto, California, 1953.
© 2014 Marie Hassard.
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