Martin Henry Weight | |
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11th Mayor of Pasadena | |
In office 1901–1903 | |
Preceded by | Horace Dobbins |
Succeeded by | William Vedder |
Personal details | |
Born | Salt Lake City,Utah | April 7,1855
Died | July 21,1920 65) Pasadena,California | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jamina Margaret Jack (1876 - 1920) (his death) |
Children | Erle Martin Weight Waldo Weight |
Parent(s) | Martin Weight,Eliza Fanny Gay |
Profession | Builder |
Martin H. Weight (April 7,1855 - July 21,1920) was the first Mayor of Pasadena,California elected by popular vote. During his administration,Pasadena's first two parks were established as well as the completion of Pasadena's first City Hall building. [1] Weight ran for re-election in 1903,but lost to William Vedder. [2]
Weight settled in Pasadena in 1875. He served as chair of the Los Angeles County citrus exhibit at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago,Illinois. [3] Weight was the leader of the Pasadena branch of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. [4]
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