Isaac F. Hughes
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Not to be confused with William M. Hughes
, council member in 1927 to 1929.
Isaac F. Hughes, known as I.F. Hughes, (1861–1931) was a miller, a grocer and a businessman who was the first representative of Los Angeles City Council District 3 after a new city charter went into effect in 1925. He served for two years, until 1927.
, and was brought up on a farm in Lawrence, Kansas
. His father was William M. Hughes. At age 18 he began work in a flour mill and continued as a miller
and in the grocery business for the next 27 years. He was a member of the city council in Lawrence for four years and a county commissioner in Douglas County
for six. He was married to Elizabeth Griffitts in 1881 in Trenton, Missouri
. Their children were Herbert F., Earl E., Ray A., Fay E. (Mrs. Frank E. Smith) and Lester.
He moved to Los Angeles in 1906 and was proprietor for fourteen years of a grocery at Washington and Arlington Streets. Upon retirement in 1923, Hughes was appointed to the Recreation and Playground Commission, where he devoted his efforts to developing the Queen Anne Playground. His wife recalled in an interview that playgrounds were his hobby and that he visited them in many parts of the country. He was a Republican, a Methodist, a Mason and a member of the City Club. He died January 17, 1931, at his home, 1223 South Orange Drive, Los Angeles.
In 1925 the 3rd District lay mostly south of the Santa Monica Mountains
east of Sawtelle, with its eastern boundary at Western Avenue
, and its southern boundary running along Washington Boulevard to embrace the Palms area. It included the Los Angeles Country Club
and the Sawtelle district, and all the Santa Monica Mountains west of Sawtelle to the Ventura County line, including Pacific Palisades and Topanga Canyon.
Hughes was chosen over Edwin O. Loucks in the June 1925 election, 4,981 votes to 2,661.
Known as a defender of Mayor George E. Cryer and political figure Kent Kane Parrot
, Hughes was defeated in the 1927 election by Ernest L. Webster
.
William M. Hughes
Not to be confused with Isaac F. Hughes, council member 1925 to 1927.William M. Hughes was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council between 1927 and 1929...
, council member in 1927 to 1929.
Isaac F. Hughes, known as I.F. Hughes, (1861–1931) was a miller, a grocer and a businessman who was the first representative of Los Angeles City Council District 3 after a new city charter went into effect in 1925. He served for two years, until 1927.
Biography
Hughes was born July 29, 1861, in Paulsboro, New JerseyPaulsboro, New Jersey
Paulsboro is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,097....
, and was brought up on a farm in Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. His father was William M. Hughes. At age 18 he began work in a flour mill and continued as a miller
Miller
A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
and in the grocery business for the next 27 years. He was a member of the city council in Lawrence for four years and a county commissioner in Douglas County
Douglas County, Kansas
Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826...
for six. He was married to Elizabeth Griffitts in 1881 in Trenton, Missouri
Trenton, Missouri
Trenton is a city in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,006 in 2009. The population according to the 2000 census was 6,216, indicating a 3.4% decrease in population from 2000 to 2009. It is the county seat of Grundy County...
. Their children were Herbert F., Earl E., Ray A., Fay E. (Mrs. Frank E. Smith) and Lester.
He moved to Los Angeles in 1906 and was proprietor for fourteen years of a grocery at Washington and Arlington Streets. Upon retirement in 1923, Hughes was appointed to the Recreation and Playground Commission, where he devoted his efforts to developing the Queen Anne Playground. His wife recalled in an interview that playgrounds were his hobby and that he visited them in many parts of the country. He was a Republican, a Methodist, a Mason and a member of the City Club. He died January 17, 1931, at his home, 1223 South Orange Drive, Los Angeles.
City Council
See also List of Los Angeles municipal election returnsIn 1925 the 3rd District lay mostly south of the Santa Monica Mountains
Santa Monica Mountains
The Santa Monica Mountains are a Transverse Range in Southern California, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the United States.-Geography:...
east of Sawtelle, with its eastern boundary at Western Avenue
Western Avenue
Western Avenue, some 10 miles in length, is one of the major roads leading out of London, England. It is part of the A40, leaving the city in a north-westerly direction...
, and its southern boundary running along Washington Boulevard to embrace the Palms area. It included the Los Angeles Country Club
Los Angeles Country Club
The Los Angeles Country Club is a golf and country club in Los Angeles, California.- History :In the fall of 1897, a group of Los Angelenos organized a voluntary association to further the cause of one of Southern California's newest sports...
and the Sawtelle district, and all the Santa Monica Mountains west of Sawtelle to the Ventura County line, including Pacific Palisades and Topanga Canyon.
Hughes was chosen over Edwin O. Loucks in the June 1925 election, 4,981 votes to 2,661.
Known as a defender of Mayor George E. Cryer and political figure Kent Kane Parrot
Kent Kane Parrot
Kent Kane Parrot was an American political figure and attorney who was considered the "boss" of municipal politics in Los Angeles, California, in the 1920s.Kent Kane Parrot Kent Kane Parrot (c. 1882 - March 11, 1956) was an American political figure and attorney who was considered the "boss" of...
, Hughes was defeated in the 1927 election by Ernest L. Webster
Ernest L. Webster
Ernest L. Webster was a pioneer automobile dealer in Los Angeles, California, and representative of the 3rd District on the Los Angeles City Council between 1927 and 1931.-Biography:...
.