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JOSEPH JOHN JESSUP
John J. Jessup, city engineer, with
office in the Los Angeles City Hall, was born at New Providence, Iowa, December
18, 1865, the son of Dr. Elias Jessup and Mary Jane (Morris) Jessup. He acquired his early education in the public
schools of his native state, later attended Penn College of Iowa and afterward
pursued postgraduate work at the University of California. Entering the educational field from 1891 to
1896, he taught mathematics at the Pacific College of Newberg, Oregon, next
occupied the presidency of Whittier College of California for four years and
was subsequently an instructor at the University of California for two years,
from 1900 to 1903. He served as city
engineer of the city of Berkeley from 1906 to 1918, and since retiring from
that position has been employed as consultant engineer in California and
throughout the southwest in the field of sanitation and municipal
engineering. Mr. Jessup’s first
experience in engineering work in Los Angeles came to him in 1891-1892 in
connection with the Terminal Island water-front development. In former years he was associated with the C.
C. Kennedy engineering firm of San Francisco.
In 1892, at Orange, California, Mr.
Jessup was united in marriage to Miss Melissa Hammar,
and they are the parents of two daughters and one son: Mildred J. Cappa,
the mother of a daughter, Mary M.; John Herschel, of Whittier; and Mary
Helen. Mr. Jessup is a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Association of Engineers, the
Engineers Club and other organizations.
He manifests an enthusiastic interest in field athletics and all forms
of outdoor sports.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: California of the South
Vol. III, by John Steven McGroarty, Page 361, Clarke Publ.,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis.
1933.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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