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EDWARD TOWNER YOUMANS
YOUMANS, EDWARD TOWNER, Real Estate, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in Elmira, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1869, the son of Edward B. Youmans and Louise (Towner) Youmans. He married Louise Billings at Elmira, Jan. 18, 1893. There is one child, Dorothy Helena Youmans. Mr. Youmans’ father was Asst. Sec. of the Treasure during the first administration of President Cleveland, and was a law partner of Hon. David B. Hill of New York.
Mr. Youmans began his education in the public schools of Elmira, but later attended Phillips Exeter and the Lawrenceville (N. J.) Academy. In 1888 he left Phillips Exeter and traveled in Europe for about eight months.
Returning to the U. S. in 1889, he was appointed private secretary to the Supt. of the U. S. Treasury, and later was given a position in the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the U. S. Senate. In 1892 he was oppointed Librarian of the State Assembly of New York. In New York City (1893) he helped in the organization of the Associated Merchants of New York, a mercantile agency, and was its President for eleven years. He was interested in oil and timber land in Northern Penn., comprising about 40,000 acres of land, during 1904-’05-’06.
In 1907, Mr. Youmans became Gen. Mgr. of the Credit Clearing House of N. Y., resigning in 1909 to go to Los Angeles. He became associated in 1910 with F. D. Cornell in the purchase of a 43,000-acre tract in Riverside County, Cal., known as Rancho El Sobrante de San Jacinto. A corporation was formed to develop it, known as the El Sobrante Land Co., with Mr. Youmans as President.
Mr. Youmans is a member of the Commercial Law League of America, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Realty Board, Automobile Club of So. Cal., the Union League of Los Angeles, and the Victoria Club of Riverside, Cal.
Transcribed
by Joyce Rugeroni.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 770,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Joyce
Rugeroni.
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