Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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J. F. FOSMIRE, 
 
President of the Fosmire Iron Works, Los Angeles, is a native of New York. On 
reaching manhood he was engaged in business in Michigan for many years, and in 
1882 came to the Pacific Coast, locating in Los Angeles. Here, on Spring street, 
in 1886, he established his present business, as a member of the firm of Bath & 
Fosmire. Requiring more room for their increasing business, they removed to 
their present location. In February, 1889, the present company was organized. 
The shop covers a quarter of a block, having 220 feet frontage and being 120 
feet deep, and is very commodious. The company employ thirty to forty hands, and 
are fully equipped for doing all kinds of work in their line. Mr. Fosmire is a 
man of large experience as an iron manufacturer, and gives his personal 
attention to the management of the works. He married, Miss Mary J. Webster, a 
native of New York, and they have two sons, Stephen and Will.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 464
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler