Andrew W. Barrett
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Early life and career
He was born Washington Andrew Barrett in Stockholm, New YorkStockholm, New York
Stockholm is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 3,592 at the 2000 census. The name was assigned by surveyors from Stockholm in Sweden....
, to Joseph Beeman Barrett and Mehitable Noyes. The family moved to McGregor, Iowa
McGregor, Iowa
McGregor is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 871 at the 2000 census. McGregor is located on the Mississippi River across from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Pike's Peak State Park is located just south of the city...
in 1857.
Civil War
Barrett served in the Union Army in the Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He joined the Iowa Infantry in 1861 at the age of 16 in Company D, 3rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Mustered out in 1865.
Postbellum
After the Civil War Barrett returned to Iowa. In 1868 he went to Galveston, TexasGalveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
, and then to Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County...
. In 1878, Barrett joined the silver rush in Leadville, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado
Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only municipality in, Lake County, Colorado, United States. Situated at an elevation of , Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States...
.
Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company
From 1882 to 1887, Barrett was superintendent of ShermanMoses Sherman
Moses Hazeltine Sherman was a land developer who built the Phoenix Street Railway in Phoenix, Arizona, and later built other lines and owned property in the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, California. He also served on the Los Angeles Water Board.At the junction of his streetcar lines west of...
and Clark’s Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company.
Town of Barrett
In 1896, R. F. Jones and R. C. Gillis of the Pacific Land Company purchased a 225 acre (0.9105435 km²) tract, which lay just south of the Soldier's HomeSawtelle Veterans Home
The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in what is today part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area in California in the United States. The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established in 1887 on of Rancho...
from Sherman and Clark. Jones and Gillis secured from the management of the Soldier's Home permission for members to build houses and reside outside of the reservation without losing their membership in the Soldier's Home.
In 1897, the Pacific Land Company hired S. H. Taft, who had been involved in the development of the town of Humboldt, Iowa
Humboldt County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, to build a new town named Barrett, after Gen. A. W. Barrett, Local Manager of the Soldier's Home
Sawtelle Veterans Home
The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in what is today part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area in California in the United States. The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established in 1887 on of Rancho...
and friend of R. C. Gillis.
When Taft attempted to secure a post office for the new town, the postal authorities objected to the name "Barrett" on account of its similarity to Bassett
Bassett, California
Bassett is an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located within the Census boundaries of Avocado Heights...
. In 1899, the name of the town was formally changed to Sawtelle
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California
Sawtelle is an area partly within West Los Angeles, California, that may refer to a district that is part of the city of Los Angeles, an unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles that by definition is not part of the municipality of Los Angeles, or may refer to a combination of these,...
(for W. E. Sawtelle who superseded Taft as manager of the Pacific Land Company).
Appointments
| Date | Appointment |
|---|---|
| 1886 | Quarter master of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). |
| 1888 1889 | City Council Los Angeles. |
| 1892–1898 | Member National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Board of Managers. |
| 1894 | Aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief GAR. |
| 1895–1898 | Adjutant General California National Guard. |
| 1898–1902 | Director California State Board of Agriculture. |
| 1898–1902 | Bank Commissioner California. |
Family life
In 1866, Barrett married Lillie Jean Pierce (1848 - ) in Humboldt County, IowaHumboldt County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 were occupied.-2000 census:...
and they had 2 sons, Beeman Daniel (1866–1909) and Adelbert (Edelbert?) M. (1868 – ). Barrett and Lillie were divorced by 1870.
In 1877, Andrew married Pauline Behne ( - 1913) in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
.
Barrett and Pauline were avid fisherman and members of the Santa Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island, California
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
Tuna Club. Both hold records for their catches.
Barrett died at the age of 60, and is interred at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles. After Andrew's death in 1905, Pauline married Eckman. Pauline and Eckman are buried in the Barrett plot at Angeles Rosedale Cemetery.