Martin H. Weight Explained

Martin Henry Weight
Order:11th
Office:Mayor of Pasadena
Term Start:1901
Term End:1903
Predecessor:Horace Dobbins
Successor:William Vedder
Birth Date:7 April 1855
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah
Death Place:Pasadena, California
Party:Republican
Spouse:Jamina Margaret Jack (1876 - 1920) (his death)
Parents:Martin Weight, Eliza Fanny Gay
Children:Erle Martin Weight
Waldo Weight
Profession:Builder

Martin H. Weight (April 7, 1855 - July 21, 1920) was the first Mayor of Pasadena, California elected by popular vote. During his administration, Pasadena's first two parks were established as well as the completion of Pasadena's first City Hall building.[1] Weight ran for re-election in 1903, but lost to William Vedder.[2]

Weight settled in Pasadena in 1875. He served as chair of the Los Angeles County citrus exhibit at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] Weight was the leader of the Pasadena branch of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Scheid . Ann . Pasadena:Crown of the Valley . 1986 . Windsor Publications, Inc. . Northridge, California . 100 . IV: The Roots of Greatness .
  2. News: Citizens of Pasadena Elect a New Mayor . 9 February 2019 . San Francisco Call . 7 April 1903 . San Francisco, California . 4.
  3. News: Plan Funeral of Martin H. Weight . 9 February 2019 . Los Angeles Herald . 22 July 1920 . Los Angeles, California . B4.
  4. News: Elks Carnival on Mt. Wilson . 9 February 2019 . Los Angeles Herald . 28 May 1904 . Los Angeles, California . 4.