Los Angeles County
Biographies
GEORGE RAY HORTON
HORTON, GEORGE RAY, Attorney,
Los Angeles, Cal., was born at Marengo, Iowa, December 14, 1875, the son
of John Milton Horton and Kate Anne (Morse) Horton, the former a descendant of
John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the latter a
descendant of Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of the electric telegraph.
He was married in Los Angeles, to Jessie Balch, June 5, 1902. They have a
daughter, Helen Balch Horton.
He was brought to Ontario, Cal., April 5, 1885. He
received his preliminary education in the Ontario schools, and was graduated
from Pomona College in 1898, with the degree of A. B., magna cum laude. In
1908 he received his LL.B. from the University of Southern
California College of Law.
Mr. Horton learned the printing trade in his youth,
earning money to pay for his education. From 1898 to 1899, he was editor of the
Ontario Record, and for seven years subsequently worked on the leading
newspapers of Los Angeles.
He was associated with United States Senator
Frank P. Flint as student and practitioner. He was minute clerk of
the California Senate, session 1907; Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles
County, 1907 to 1910; First Assistant United States Attorney for Southern
District of California, 1910-1911. In the latter year he was appointed Chief
Trial Deputy in the District Attorney’s office, Los Angeles County, and still
retains that office; participated in McNamara murder cases; member law firm of
Jennings and Horton, Los Angeles.
Mr. Horton is president of the Castaline
Company, manufacturing a type-slug machine, in the invention of which he aided.
He is a member Chamber of Commerce, University,
Metropolitan and Pomona College clubs; 32d degree Mason, Shriner,
Knight of Pythias, D O. K. K.,
W. O. W., and Phi Delta Phi, Legal Fraternity.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
16 March 2011.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 626,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marie Hassard.
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