Los
Angeles County
Biographies
CHARLES WARREN OSTROM
Numbered among the representative
and able attorneys of Los Angeles is Charles Warren Ostrom, a native of Newark,
New Jersey, born November 28, 1881. His
parents were Charles and Rebecca F. (Hanford) Ostrom, natives of Brooklyn, New
York, and Norwalk, Connecticut, respectively, both of whom are deceased.
Charles W. Ostrom attended Stevens
School, a boys’ preparatory school of Hoboken, New Jersey, prior to entering
Columbia University of New York, which institution conferred upon him the
degree of Mining Engineer in 1903 and that of Bachelor of Laws in 1906. He began the practice of law in Jersey City,
New Jersey, where he continued in the work of his chosen profession for a
period of sixteen years. It was on June
1, 1922, that he arrived in California, and from December 1, 1923, until
February 1, 1925, he filled the office of deputy district attorney of Los
Angeles County. Since the latter date he
has been engaged in private law practice in Los Angeles and a gratifying
clientele has been accorded him. He is a
member of both the New Jersey State Bar Association and the California State
Bar Association.
In early manhood Mr. Ostrom was
united in marriage to Miss Clare F. Stein, of New York City, and they are the
parents of a daughter, Florence Edith.
Mr. Ostrom has been active in
political circles as a supporter of the Democratic Party and while a resident
of New Jersey represented his district in the state legislature for one
term. During the period of the World War
he was connected with the department of justice. He is a worthy exemplar of the teachings and
purposes of the Masonic fraternity, to which he belongs, and also has
membership in the Breakfast Club, the Cosmopolitan Dinner Club and the 233
Club. Golf and horseback riding are his
favorite forms of recreation.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: California of the South
Vol. IV, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 35-36, Clarke Publ.,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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