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Biographies
WILLIAM RHODES HERVEY
HERVEY, WILLIAM RHODES,
Banker, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in Somerville, Tenn.,
March 26, 1870, the son of William Blount Hervey and Joanna (Rhodes)
Hervey. He married Browning Clarke at Los Angeles, June 1, 1907, and
has one son, Rhodes Browning Hervey.
Judge Hervey attended Central Collegiate Institute, at
Altus, Ark., and the high school at Morrillton, Ark.
He was graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1890 with the degrees of
A. B. and B. S., and from the law dept., University of Michigan, in
1894, with the degree of LL. B.
In 1887 Judge Hervey moved to Santa Ana, California, with
his family, and after graduation was admitted to the Bar
(Sept. 1, 1894) at Los Angeles, where he has remained since. He made
a specialty of corporation, banking and probate practice until he was elected
Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, serving from
Feb. 1, 1909, until January, 1911, when, upon retiring from the bench,
was elected Vice President of the Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank and
Manager of the Trust Department, an office requiring technical legal training
and a knowledge of banking theory and practice. Prior to affiliating with this
bank, Judge Hervey had served as Pres., American Savings Bank of Los Angeles,
First Vice Pres., American National Bank; Dir., Merchants’ Bank & Trust
Co.; Dir., Citizens’ National Bank, and a member, Exec. Com.,
L. A. Clearing House Ass’n.
Judge Hervey, outside his vocation, has specialized in
the study of Roman Law and History, Governmental
Finance and the French Revolution. He served three years as Secretary of the
L. A. Bar Ass’n. and
during 1902-03 as a Trustee.
He is a Thirty-third degree Mason and a member of the
L. A. Country Club, California, Jonathan and University Clubs.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
12 October 2011.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 693, International News Service,
New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marie Hassard.
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