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HERBERT GANAHL

 

 

            With the exception of the period devoted to war service, Herbert Ganahl has practiced in Los Angeles from the time he entered upon his legal career and is accorded a place of prominence in his profession.  He was born in Spokane, Washington, January 9, 1891, a son of Frank and Mary Elizabeth (McDaniel) Ganahl.  The father was a native of Georgia and obtained his higher education in Harvard University, graduating with the class of 1854.  A brilliant lawyer, he began his legal career in San Francisco and practiced in Los Angeles from 1874 to 1881.  He went to Washington in 1881 to handle a mining case for the Sullivan & Bunker Hill Company and settled in Spokane, that state, where he resided until his death in 1898.  His widow then returned to Los Angeles to teach in the city schools, remaining here until her death in 1931.  She was the mother of six children, four of whom survive.  Mrs. Ganahl was a daughter of Dr. Richard H. McDaniel and the second white child born in Marysville, California.  From pioneer times to the present the McDaniel family has been one of prominence in Yuba County and its members are highly respected.

            Dr. McDaniel’s grandson, Herbert Ganahl, was a lad of seven when his widowed mother returned with her children to Los Angeles and in this city he acquired his early education.  After attending Gonzaga University at Spokane, Washington, he matriculated in the University of Santa Clara, from which he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912 and that of Bachelor of Laws in the following year.  Admitted to the California bar in 1913, he at once entered upon the active work of his profession in Los Angeles but laid aside his practice in October, 1917, to enlist in the United States Navy for service in the World War and was mustered out in January, 1919.  He has since followed his profession continuously in Los Angeles, developing his powers through the exercise of effort, and is regarded as an able attorney and safe counselor.  He is entrusted with legal interests of importance and maintains an office in the Garfield Building at 408 West Eighth Street.

            At Salt Lake City, Utah, Mr. Ganahl was married to Miss Viva Nelson, a native of San Diego, California, and two daughters, Virginia and Adella, were born to them.  Unbiased in politics, Mr. Ganahl votes as his judgment dictates and has a broad outlook upon life.  He is a member of the Lawyers Club of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the California State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

 

 

 

Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.

Source: California of the South Vol. IV, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 651-652, Clarke Publ., Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis.  1933.

© 2012  V. Gerald Iaquinta.

 

 

 

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