*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 144--- general practice of law in Los Angeles to date; specializes in probate and cor- poration law. Drafted first resolution for submission of woman suffrage question to the people to amend the constitution. Deputy district atty., Los Angeles, two terms; first woman to serve in this capacity. Pres. Votes for Women's Club of California. Member So. Cal. Women's Press Club; Cal. State Bar Assn.; State Board of Charities and Corrections; Board of Trustees of State Normal School. Republican. FOWLER, Edward Mumford. Real estate. Res. 107 Bellfontaine place, Pasadena, Cal.; office Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Nice, France, April 19, 1877; son of Dr. Edward Payson and Mary Louise (Mumford) Fowler. Married to Beulah Fletcher Hull in 1900. Scientific course, Yale University; Law course, New York University. En- gaged in real estate business, 1898, in New York City; later moved to Los Angeles; buying and selling and sub- dividing tracts in New York and han- dling large tracts in Los Angeles; has been associated with W. I. Hollingsworth in Los Angeles to date. FORD, William Joseph. Lawyer. Res. Los Angeles; office Hall of Records, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal., Aug. 2, 1877; son of John J. and Mary B. (Mahoney) Ford. Married Maud McCarthy in 1906 (dec.). Educated in the public schools of Los Angeles. Admitted to the bar of Cal. in 1899; later to United States Circuit and District Courts of So. Cal. Secy. of Judiciary Committee of the State Senate, 1907; asst. prosecut- ing atty. of Los Angeles, 1907-09; deputy dist. atty., Los Angeles co., 1909-10; asst. dist. atty., 1911 to date. Republican. FORMAN, Charles. Public utilities. Res. 1719 S. Flower St.; office 628 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Owego, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1835; son of Sands and Mary (Matthews) Forman. Received public school education; attended Owego Acad., 1850-52. Worked in winter in lumber establishment in Pennsylvania; moved to California 1853; clerk at Sacramento postoffice for three years; appointed deputy Secy. of State, holding that position for two years; moved to Virginia City in 1859, and was supt. and gen. mgr. of various mines on Comstock lode for thirty years; moved from Virginia City to Los Angeles and has resided there since 1887; elected vice-pres. and gen. mgr. street railways of Los Angeles until the road was sold to Chicago parties; spent one year in Mexico as gen. mgr. Chihuahua Mining Co.; appointed maj.-Gen. Nevada Volunteers, 1881, and resigned 1885; member Engrs. & Archts. Assn., Jonathan Club, and Chamber of Commerce; served two terms as pres., 1897 and 1898; member De Witt Clinton Commandery of Knights Templar. Elected pres. Kern River Co. and took up development of light and power on Kern River; has been en- gaged in development of electricity for light and power since 1896. Secy. Pacific Light & Power Co. and Pacific Light & Power Corp. Episcopalian. FOSHAY, James A. Supreme pres. Fraternal Brotherhood. Res. 1023 W. Sixth St.; office 845 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cold Spring, Putnam co., N. Y., Nov. 25, 1856; son of Andrew Jackson and Emeline (Griffin) Foshay. Married Phebe Powell Miller in 1885. Educa- tion received in public schools of N. Y. State; private schools of James Barrett; State Normal School at Albany, N. Y., graduating June, 1879; M.A., Univ. of So. Cal., June, 1898; Ph.D., from State Normal College, Albany, N. Y., 1898. Taught in pub- lic schools of N. Y. State; in 1881 was elected school commissioner of Putnam co., N. Y., and re-elected 1884; taught in public schools, Monrovia, Cal., in 1888, and made prin- cipal of Monrovia schools in Sept., 1888, which position he held until July, 1893; deputy supt. schools of Los Angeles, 1893-95; supt. Los Angeles city schools 1895-1906; supreme pres. of The Fraternal Brotherhood; member Co. Board of Education of Los Angeles co., 1888-94; several years member of National Council of Education, also of Council of Education for Cal.; re-elected supreme pres. Fraternal Brotherhood, 1909 and 1913, and still holds that office. Director Cal. Savings Bank; Western Bldg. and Investment Co.; and vice- pres. and dir. Globe Savings Bank. Member Jonathan, University, Gamut, City, and Ellis clubs; Masonic fraternity; 32d degree and Scottish Rite; past grand master *** end ***