Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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MAURICE KREMER 
 
was born January 14, 1825, in Loraine, France. He came to the United States in 
1844, and engaged in business in New Orleans and in St. Louis about six years. 
In 1850 he came via Panama to California. He went to Sacramento, remaining there 
till December, 1851. In March, 1852, he came to Los Angeles, and has lived here 
ever since. April 9, 1856, he married Matilda Newmark, a native of New York, and 
daughter of Mr. Joseph Newmark, long a respected citizen of Los Angeles. Mr. and 
Mrs. Kremer have six children living. Mr. Kremer, during his long residence in 
Los Angeles, besides being in mercantile business, has accepted many public 
positions of trust, namely: He served six years (from 1859 to 1860) as county 
treasurer; was some nine years (from 1866 to 1875) on the city school board; was 
four years county tax collector and one year city tax collector; was clerk of 
the city council five years; and two years a supervisor of the county. Since 
1880 he has been extensively engaged in the insurance business.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 526
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler