Owen McAleer
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Owen McAleer served as the 25th Mayor
of Los Angeles, California
, from 1904 to 1906.
, McAleer came to Los Angeles, California
in 1888. He built the city's first steam boiler and later became a superintendent at Baker Iron Works.
McAleer formed the Republic Iron & Steel Company with Nat Wilshire. He served as vice president and general manager of the firm.
Around the turn of the 20th Century, McAleer entered politics and eventually landed a seat on the Common Council (now known as the City Council). He rose to becoming mayor in 1904.
He is perhaps best known for establishing the first municipal playground in the city.
After he left the mayor's office, McAleer served a four-year term as a member of the Board of Public Works. He retired from politics in 1920.
Owen McAleer died at age 86 in his home on 401 West 41st Street in Los Angeles, California
. He is interred in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
Mayor of Los Angeles, California
The mayor of Los Angeles is the chief executive officer of the city. He is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan...
of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, from 1904 to 1906.
Biography
A native of Liskeard, Ontario CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, McAleer came to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1888. He built the city's first steam boiler and later became a superintendent at Baker Iron Works.
McAleer formed the Republic Iron & Steel Company with Nat Wilshire. He served as vice president and general manager of the firm.
Around the turn of the 20th Century, McAleer entered politics and eventually landed a seat on the Common Council (now known as the City Council). He rose to becoming mayor in 1904.
He is perhaps best known for establishing the first municipal playground in the city.
After he left the mayor's office, McAleer served a four-year term as a member of the Board of Public Works. He retired from politics in 1920.
Owen McAleer died at age 86 in his home on 401 West 41st Street in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He is interred in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.