*** 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 368--- [TOWNSEND, Francis Milo.] (Somers) Townsend. Married to Lottie Hammond, April 19, 1887. Educated in the public schools of Indiana and Los Angeles Business College. Moved to Redlands, Cal., in 1881, and remained until 1890; owned and operated stage line from Lugonia to San Bernardino, 1884-88; with Leland Stanford Stillman printed first paper in East San Bernardino called "Lugonia Chronicle" in 1885. Studied law and has been actively engaged in patent practice 1891-97; with firm of Hazard & Townsend; member of firm of Townsend Brothers, 1897-1905; organized firm of Townsend, Lyon, Hackley & Knight, later known as Townsend, Lyon & Hackley, in 1905; organized New Standard Concentrator Co. in 1902; organized Trumble Refining Co. and became its president; firm of Townsend, Lyon & Hackley was dissolved in 1911, and he formed a partnership with Frank L. A. Graham, practicing under firm name of Townsend & Graham; pres. Trumble Refining Co.; dir. Wasco Land & Stock Co.; dir. Trumble Fuel Producer Co.; served as member of board of directors Alessandro Irrigation district, 1890; postmaster, Moreno, Riversde Co., 1890. Member of Los Angeles Athletic, Sierra Madre and San Gabriel Valley Country clubs of Los Angeles, Masonic fraternity. TOWNSEND, James Robert. Patent lawyer. Res. 2347 Ocean View ave.; office 712 San Fernando Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Staunton, Ind., Sept. 21, 1858; son of James McGrady and Julia (Somers) Townsend. Married to M. Beulah Peauchette, Feb. 21, 1906. Educated in public school, Staunton, Ind.; County Teachers' Normal School, Brazil, Ind. Read law in boyhood in office of Perry & Townsend, Albia, Ia., 1879-80. Employed on farm; janitor at Staunton school, Staunton, Ind.; weigh boss at coal mine and roustabout in sawmill, 1875- 77; taught country school, Posey township, Ind., 1879; admitted to bar in Ia. and Ind., 1880; taught country school, Dick Johnson township, Ind., 1880-81; assisted in surveying Redlands, in 1881-82; clerk in city attorney's office, Los Angeles, Cal., 1882-83; agt. for Bradstreet's, Los Angeles, 1882-83; admitted to bar in California, 1882; practiced as patent solicitor, 1882 with firm of Hazard & Townsend (Henry T. Hazard), 1885-97; firm of Townsend Bros., 1897-1905 (Alfred I. and Francis M. Townsend); has practiced alone, 1905 to date; dir. Perfect Sliding Door Co.; Amer. Disappearing Bed Co.; Prohibition candidate Los Angeles City Council, 1883; Los Angeles count clerk, 1888; Socialist candidate State Senate, 1912, 37th dist.; lecturer on patent law, Univ. of So. Cal. Law School, 1899-1911; has written numerous poems and prose articles in journals and magazines of Los Angeles and elsewhere. Christian Scientist. TRASK, Dummer Kiah. Lawyer. Office 737 Cons. Realty Bldg., Los Aneles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O., July 17, 1860; son of Kiah Bailey and Mary Jane (Dunton) Trask. Married to Ida C. Folsom in 1887. Received his education in public and private schools of Lincoln county, Me.; graduated from Waterville (now Colburn) Classical Inst., Waterville, Me., June, 1881. Moved to California in 1882, and was admitted to the bar in San Francisco in 1890; engaged in practice in Los Angeles, 1890-98; appointed Superior Judge of Los Angeles Co., in 1898 and elected to same office in 1900; served until 1907; engaged in private practice, 1907 to date. Served as member of San Joaquin County Board of Education, 1886-87; member Los Angeles Board of Education, 1893-94; pres. Consolidated Realty Bldg. since its organization. Past Grand Chancellor K. of P., California. Democrat. TRASK, Frank Ellsworth. Engineer. Res. 5026 Echo st.; office 616 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Industry, Me., July 26, 1863; son of Nathaniel and Betsey Helen (Wills) Trask. Married to Maud R. Smith in 1888 (dec.); to Carlotta Thornton in 1909. During last two years in college engaged on hydrographic surveys in Me.; designed and constructed extensions to irrigation system in Ontario, Cal., 1880; survey and irrigation work in Los Angeles Co., 1889; consulting engineer to Escondido Irrigation District, 1890; designed and constructed water system for Ontario, Cal., 1892; made topographic survey of San Antonio Canyon, 1894; consulting engineer to report on most available source of water supply, City of Pomona, 1895; consulting engineer in Los Angeles, 1900 to date. Examined and reported upon power and water supply projects in Wash., Ore., Cal., Ida., Nev., Ariz. and Mexico for Los Angeles, New York an Chicago investors. Engineer Los Angeles Water Co., 1902 to date. Author of several papers of the American Society of Civil Engrs.; has written *** end ***