William Norton Monroe

William Norton Monroe, known as William N. Monroe or W.N. Monroe, was a school teacher, U.S. Army officer, a railroad builder for the Southern Pacific, and the founder of Monrovia, California.[1] He was also a member of the Los Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city.

Public service

Monroe was elected to a one-year term on the Los Angeles Common Council on December 5, 1879, serving until December 11, 1880. After the city changed its election system from at-large to electoral districts, he was reelected from the 1st Ward on December 6, 1880; he resigned on June 18, 1881.[2]

References and notes

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of Monrovia," City of Monrovia.
  2. ↑ Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials,1850-1938, compiled under direction of 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."