Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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STODDARD JESS, Los Angeles
 
Born at Fox Lake, Wis., Dec. 3, 1856, son of George Jess, an old and successful 
California miner, and Maria T. Judd, daughter of Stoddard Judd, a prominent 
physician and public man of Wisconsin. Mr. Jess was educated in the public 
schools of Fox Lake and University of Wisconsin (1870-6). Cashier of George Jess 
& Co., bankers of Waupun, Wis., 1876-85; came to Pomona End of latter year 
(father having preceded him), and became its first treasurer (1885-6); had 
served as councilman and mayor of Waupun, Wis. First Pres. Pomona Board of 
Trade; Pres. Library Board of Trustees (1902-4). Organized First National Bank, 
Pomona, and cashier 1886-98; April, 1904, became Vice Pres. First National Bank 
of Los Angeles, as at present; also, dir. Los Angeles Trust Co. and Metropolitan 
Bank & Trust Co.; Pres. law publishing house L. D. Powell & Co. Pres. Los 
Angeles Consolidation Committee; mem. Clearing House Committee and various 
clubs; Thirty-second degree Mason and Elk. Married, 1879, Carrie H. Chenoweth; 
two children.
 
SOURCE: Greater Los Angeles & Southern California Portraits & Personal 
Memoranda, Lewis Publishing Company, 1910, P.273