Alfred Louis Bush

Alfred Louis Bush
Alfred Louis Bush
County Supervisor for the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
	In office; 1872–1874
Member of the Los Angeles Common Council for the 4th Ward
	In office; December 9, 1882 – October 27, 1883
Personal details
Born	February 3, 1849; Vriesland, Michigan
Died	July 3, 1902 (aged 53)
Spouse	Clara
Children	Wilhelmine, Anna Louis, and Alfred Jr.

Alfred Louis Bush (1849–1902) was an industrialist and politician in Los Angeles County, California.

History

Bush was born February 3, 1849, in Vriesland, Michigan, where he attended public schools until age 15. when he became a machinist's apprentice.

In 1870 he moved to South Bend, Indiana, where he formed a partnership, Bush and Palmeteer. The company built gasoline engines and other machines.^[1]

In his business life, he later consolidated his machinery business with the Burge Manufacturing Company to form the Bush and Burge Company.^[1]

He moved to Los Angeles, California, and at age 23 he was elected in 1872 to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th District.^[1] Ten years later, on December 4, 1882, he was elected to the Los Angeles Common Council from the 4th Ward for a two-year term, but he resigned on October 27, 1883.^[2]

He died on July 3, 1902, survived by his wife, Clara, and three children, Wilhelmine, Anna Louis, and Alfred Jr.^[1]

1 2 3 4 "Los Angeles County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
↑ 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."