Charles W. Schroeder Explained

Charles W. Schroeder (about 1853–1903) served two terms on the Los Angeles, California, Common Council, the legislative branch of the city, in the 1880s. He also was a civil engineer for the Southern Pacific railroad.

Born in Prussia about 1843, Schroeder was married in Los Angeles to Marta Carbajal in April 1881.^[1] They had two daughters, Mrs. Hazel C. Blandford and Mrs. Martha Gristock, who operated the Webb Hotel at 642 Crocker Street.^[2]

Elected to two one-year terms, Schroeder represented the 1st Ward on the Los Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city, serving from December 9, 1882, to December 8, 1884.^[3]

He died October 23, 1903, at the Patton Insane Asylum, where he had been living since he was committed October 13, 1894, on complaint of his wife.^[4]

References and notes

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Notes and References

1. http://dbase1.lapl.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll Los Angeles Express, April 5, 1881, page 3
2. http://search.proquest.com/docview/166895054/ "Mrs. Hazel C. Blandford Dies at 70," Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1956, page A-26
3. Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials,1850-1938, compiled under direction of the Municipal Reference Library, City Hall, Los Angeles (March 1938, reprinted 1966). "Prepared ... as a report on Project No. SA 3123-5703-6077-8121-9900 conducted under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration."
4. http://search.proquest.com/docview/164155788/ "The City in Brief: Ex-Councilman Died Insane," Los Angeles Times, October 23, 1903, page 14