Howard W. Davis
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Howard Woster Davis was a member of the California State Assembly for two years and of the Los Angeles City Council for 16 years. He was indicted on charges of accepting bribes to influence his action
Davis in 1938
Davis with the American Legion Auxiliary on Memorial Day, 1934.
John Hoffman receives a medal from Davis and Helen A. French, 1934.
Ralph Luther Criswell
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Ralph Luther Criswell was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for ten years in the early 20th century. He then became a special agent, or lobbyist, for the Colorado River Project that brought wat
Howard W. Davis
…his campaign for City Council in Los Angeles City Council District 7 in March 1925. In the May primary he came in second with 2,216 votes to 3,502 for Ralph Luther Criswell, followed by George F. Ryan, 927; S.B.W. May, 651; Edward J. Nagle, 479; and Eldon C. Rookledge, 236. The municipal general election campaign in 1925…
Chriswell in 1927