Los
Angeles County
Biographies
MOSIER M. MEYER
Mosier M. Meyer has been the
efficient superintendent of streets in Los Angeles since 1921. He was born in Oakland, Alameda County,
California, December 18, 1893, a son of H. Bair and Henrietta (Mosier) Meyer. The father came with his uncle to the Golden
state via Cape Horn when a young lad, about the year 1852, in a sailing vessel
which was becalmed and took some time for the trip. They went first to Pearl Harbor, Lower
California, and from there to Monterey.
Mr. H. B. Meyer’s destination was San Francisco, which he eventually
reached. He returned east some years
later to be married and with his bride came to San Francisco and later to Los
Angeles, where he served as a policeman in the early period of the city’s history. Thereafter he resided for a time in San Diego
and Oakland and then removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was
accidentally killed in 1897, after which time the family returned to Los
Angeles. The widow died in Los Angeles
in 1930. There were six children, two of
whom died in early childhood. The
remaining are: Lillie, who married James
Vaus; Lena, who married J. G. Guthrie; Mosier M.; and
Sylas S.
Mosier M. Meyer acquired his early
education as a public school pupil in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and continued
his studies at the California Street and Alpine Street grammar schools and the
Polytechnic high school of Los Angeles, where he took a course in mapping and
surveying. It was in the spring of 1914
that he entered the employ of the City of Los Angeles, being first connected
with the bureau of engineering. Later he
was transferred to the street department as foreman and in 1921 was made
superintendent of streets, in which capacity he has since had supervision of
all new work. Los Angeles’ splendid
thoroughfares attest to his fitness for his responsible position.
In February, 1916, Mr. Meyer was
united in marriage to Miss Ada May Thomson, a native of St. Louis, but reared
in Los Angeles. She is the daughter of
David and Ada May Thomson, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer are the
parents of three daughters, namely:
Alice May, Dorothea Lucille and Margaret Elizabeth.
In his political views Mr. Meyer is
a Republican. Fraternally he is a Mason,
having membership in Covenant Lodge, No. 527, F. & A. M., Los Angeles
Chapter, No. 33, R. A. M., Los Angeles Commandery, No. 9, K. T., and Al
Malaikah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. Mr.
Meyer is also a member of the Jonathan Club.
In his den are many interesting trophies attesting his prowess as a big
game hunter.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: California of the South
Vol. III, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 121-122, Clarke Publ.,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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