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HUNT, WILLIS GUSTAVUS, Merchant, Los Angeles, California, was born on a farm in Unity, Me., in 1862. His father was Gustavus A. Hunt and his mother Ellen Susan (Ayer) Hunt. He married Miss Mariam Eskridge, March 23, 1911, at Los Angeles.
Mr. Hunt received his education in the public schools of his native State, and left home at the age of 18, and went into a wholesale dry goods house in Portland, Maine. He remained with this company for five years, four years of which he was on the road as traveling salesman. After that he went to Boston and traveled for another dry goods house for four years more.
At the age of 26 he went to Los Angeles, Cal., and engaged in the wholesale paper business, as manager of a branch house of the Pacific Roll Paper Company of San Francisco. After about one year he bought out the stock of the Pacific Roll Paper Company and engaged in the paper business on his own account.
Mr. Hunt is president and general manager of the Pioneer Paper Company, but devotes most of his time to the oil refining and roofing paper manufacturing business, which is run in connection with the paper company.
He is one of the most progressive men of the city of Los Angeles, and the industry of which he is the head is one of great commercial importance. He has always taken part in any movement having for its object the betterment of his adopted city, and is one of the great Southwestern boomers. He is also interested in developing a large lemon and orange ranch at Upland, Cal., and owns much property.
He is prominent in social circles in the city, holding memberships in the California Club, Jonathan Club and the Los Angeles Country Club.
Transcribed 2-7-09
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 186, International News Service,
New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2009 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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