*** 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 240--- vice-pres. Lookout Mountain Park Land & Water Co., Los Angeles. Member Masonic fraternity, 32d degree, Scottish Rite; Knights Templar; Shrine; Jonathan and Athletic clubs. MARSH, Martin Charles. Contractor. Res. 573 N. Boylston st.; office 154 Wilson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Grosse Isle, Quebec, Can., Oct. 16, 1851; son of Martin L. and Mary (McKenna) Marsh. Mar- ried to Mary Agnes Fox in 1878. Attended Thome School, Quebec; Christian Brothers' School, Quebec; Jesuit College, Quebec; College of the City of New York, New York City. Elevator boy, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, 1864; clerk, St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La., 1868; clerk, West End Hotel, Long Branch, N. J., 1869; cashier Breevoort House, New York 1870-76; steward Buckingham Hotel, New York, 1876; clerk Occidental Hotel, San Francisco, Cal., 1876-78; mgr. Tamalpais Hotel, San Rafael, Cal., summer of 1879; prop. Pico House, Los Angeles, Cal., 1884; entered con- tracting business in Los Angeles, 1887; associated with Adolph Ramish in 1890, and has since been devoted largely to railway, street and boule- vard construction. Highway commissioner, Los Angeles co.; member Board of Education, Los Angeles, two years; state commissioner of Sixth Agricultural Dist., eight years; vice-chairman Democratic State Central Committee, and member of same for twelve years; chairman and secy. Democratc County Central Committee; was three times chairman Democratic City Central Committee of Los Angeles. Member Jonathan and Jefferson clubs; B. P. O. E.; pres. St. Vincent de Paul Soc. of Loretto Parish; pres. Metropolitan Contr. Co. Democrat. Catholic. MARSH, Norman F. Architect. Res. 911 Fair Oaks ave., S. Pasadena; office 212 Broadway Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Upper Alton, Ill., July 16, 1871; son of Dr. Ebenezer and Kate (Prevost) Marsh. Married to Cora Mae Cairns. Attended Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, Ill.; Univ. of Ill., Urbana, Ill. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1900, and has designed many buildings throughout So. Cal. His work includes the fol- lowing structures: Univ. of Redlands; Hollywood Polytechnic High School; Pasadena Polytechnic High School; Boys' High School, Riverside, Cal.; Columbia Hospital, Los Angeles; First M. E. Church, Oakland, Cal.; First M. E. Church, Long Beach, Cal.; First Baptist Church, Pomona, Cal.; Polytechnic High School, Phoenix, Ariz.; Union High School, Fullerton, Cal.; many of the principal buildings of Venice, Cal. Member Masonic fraternity, 32d degree; life member So. Pasadena Woman's Improvement Assn.; So. Pasadena Chamber of Commerce; pres. Board of Trustees, Memorial Baptist Church; trustee So. Pasadena Public Library Board. MARSH, Robert. Real estate. Res. 1119 Westchester Pl.; office, Trust & Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Ca. Born in Charleston, Ill., Jan. 20, 1874; son of Joseph E. and Martha J. (Atwood) Marsh. Married to Cecile Lothrop in 1898. Educated in public schools of Little Rock, Ark., and Los Angeles, Cal.; moved to Los Angeles in 1891; employed with E. T. Cook, bookseller, for four years; men's furnishing house, Los Angeles, two years; moved to New Orleans, La., 1898, where he was engaged in wholesale and retail coal business, two years; returned to Los Angeles in 1899; engaged in real estate, 1900; laid out residence tracts of Country Club Park, Western Heights, Westchester Place, Terrace and Mount Washington. Mem- ber Chamber of Commerce Committee, 1908; factor in campaign annexing San Pedro to Los Angeles; member Los Angeles Realty Board, at one time its vice-pres.; Shrine; B. P. O. E.; Jonathan, California, Los Angeles Athletic and Los Angeles Country clubs, Los Angeles; Crags Country Club, Pasadena; San Gabriel Valley Country Club; Bolsa Chico Gun Club. MARTIN, Albert C. Architect and engineer. Res. 7 Catalina st.; office, 430-1-2 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in La Salle, Ill., Sept. 16, 1879; son of John and Margaret (Carey) Martin. Married to Carolyn Borchard in 1907. Attended public and private schools of Ill.; graduated from Univ. of Ill., B. S., 1902. Designing and in- specting steel bridges, etc., for private corporations and Pa. R. R., 1902-04. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1904, and became supt. for the C. Leonardt Construction Co. During this time su- pervised work of erection of the Pacific Electric and H. W. Hellman Bldgs.; Structural engineer with A. F. Rosenheim, architect, 1904-08; established himself in independent practice, 1908; notable buildings designed and con- structed being the Ventura Court House. Associate member Am. Inst. of Arch.; dir. of Los Angeles Chapter of Am. *** end ***