Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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JOHN CORNEBY WILSON AUSTIN, Los Angeles
 
Born Bodicote, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, Eng., Feb. 13, 1870, son of Richard W. 
and Jane E. Austin. Educated English private schools; architect's apprentice 
under William Sampson Barwick. Came to U. S. 1890, first locating at 
Philadelphia; 1892-5 in San Francisco, Cal., and since latter year in Los 
Angeles. In prac. in U. S. since 1890. Architect of the following buildings in 
Cal.�Potter Hotel, Santa Barbara ; Leighton, Alvarado and Fremont hotels. Los 
Angeles; Wright and Callender building; First M. E. church, Los Angeles, and 
First M. E. church, Pasadena; California Hospital, Angeles Hospital, So. Cal. 
College of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Univ. So. Cal. 
(re-built), Harvard Military Academy and Madam Ida Hancock residence. Scottish 
Rite Mason and Shriner; associate mem. American Institute Architects; Pres. Los 
Angeles Humane Society; mem. Chamber of Commerce and Jonathan Club. Married and 
has five children.
 
SOURCE: Greater Los Angeles & Southern California Portraits & Personal 
Memoranda, Lewis Publishing Company, 1910, P.269