Henry R. Myles
Henry R. Myles | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Los Angeles Common Council | |
| In office September 6, 1853 – May 4, 1854 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1824 |
| Died | April 27, 1863 |
Henry R. Myles (c. 1824 – April 27, 1863)[1] was a physician who migrated to Los Angeles, California, soon after California became a state following the Mexican–American War. He was elected to the Los Angeles Common Council, the governing body of the city, in a special election on September 6, 1853, for a term that ended May 4, 1854.[2]
He was also the Los Angeles agent for the David W. Alexander and Phineas Banning stagecoach company,[3] and in 1860 he opened Los Angeles's fourth drugstore.[4] His partner in the enterprise on Main Street, "nearly opposite the Bella Union," was Dr. J. C. Welch, a South Carolina-born dentist.[5]
Myles was killed in a boiler explosion of the steamship Ada Hancock on April 27, 1863, in San Pedro harbor, an accident that took twenty-six lives. His fiancée, M. Hereford, was mortally injured.[5]
References
- ↑ "1850 census, enumerated January 18, 1851".
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ "Western History, Grand Ventures, page 47" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Juan José Warner, An Historical Sketch of Los Angeles County, California . . ., on the ebooksread website". Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- 1 2 Newmark, Harris; Newmark, Maurice Harris; Newmark, Marco Ross; Worden, J. Perry (June 16, 1916). "Sixty years in Southern California, 1853-1913, containing the reminiscences of Harris Newmark". New York, The Knickerbocker press – via Internet Archive.