Los Angeles County
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CHARLES HEWITT HANCE
HANCE, CHARLES HEWITT, City
Treasurer, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in Montgomery County, Missouri,
March 11, 1837, the son of John Hance and
Catherine (Hewitt) Hance. His grandfather, Adam Hance, was a soldier in George Washington’s Army and was
present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. On October 27, 1864, he
married Sarah Catherine Henderson, near Columbia, Missouri. There are three
children, Minnie B., Forrest B., and Lucille Elma Hance.
He removed to St. Louis, Mo., and attended public
schools. In 1859, took a stock of goods across the plains to Denver. Enlisted
in Confederate Army and served to July 28, 1862, when he lost his
right arm in battle of Moore’s Hill, Mo. Was clerk, Circuit Court, and
ex-Officio Recorder, also Clerk, Court of Common Pleas, Randolph County, Mo.,
two terms, 1874 to 1882. He moved to California, 1883. Located
at San Jose, then Los Angeles in 1885. Was in drug business there, 1885
to 1894, when he retired. City Clerk of Los Angeles,
1896-1902, three terms. Assistant Cashier and Secretary of
Title Guarantee and Trust Company, four years. In 1906, elected City
Treasurer, and re-elected, 1909. He is a Democrat, member Good Government
Organization and the City Club.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
16 October 2011.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 704, International News Service,
New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marie Hassard.
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