Los Angeles County
Biographies
LORIN ANDREW HANDLEY
HANDLEY, LORIN ANDREW, City
Clerk, Los Angeles, California, was born February 12, 1881, at
Franklin, Indiana, the son of Josiah Handy Handley and Nancy Jane (Carnine) Handley. He is a descendant of Matthew Handley and
Daniel Boone. He married Elizabeth Jane Baldridge at
Mt. Carmel, Illinois, July 12, 1905. Two children,
Joseph B. and Donald L. Handley, were born to them.
Attended schools of Johnson County, Indiana, graduated
Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, 1902. Graduated from Princeton with
M. A. in 1904; took course in Theology in Princeton Theological Seminary,
graduating 1905. Studied Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence
under Woodrow Wilson, President of Princeton, and later Governor of New Jersey.
In 1905, was called to the chair of Mental and Moral Philosophy, at Emporia
College, Kansas, also teaching international law and economics. In 1907
resigned for position in Occidental College, Los Angeles, where he taught three
years. Became interested in politics and quit professorship to run for
Congress. Active in Good Government movement; elected City
Clerk in December, 1910. Prominent in church work.
Member Jefferson, Old Hickory, Federation, City Clubs and
Chamber of Commerce.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
16 October 2011.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 705, International News Service,
New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marie Hassard.
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