Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Simpson, James D. 1860 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    JAMES D. SIMPSON, Venice, is a native of Iowa, born in the city of Dubuque,
October 22nd, 1860. His father, John Simpson and mother, Martha (Lobley)
Simpson; were both of English birth and natives of Yorkshire. John Simpson was
interested in lead mining in England. He came to America about the year 1840 and
was one of the pioneer-settlers of Dubuque, Iowa. He there engaged in mining and
became successfully identified with other business enterprises. He died in
Dubuque in 1890 at about eighty years of age, his estimable wife having preceded
him in 1888 at the age of seventy-eight years. James D. was the youngest of
their six children and grew up in the city of Dubuque, passing through the
graded schools and closing his studies at Cornell University. In 1882 he went to
Paullina, O'Brien County, Iowa, and for twelve years was cashier of the bank of
that place. In 1893 he became sole owner in the establishment of the Bank of
Merrill at Merrill, Iowa, and at Le Mars, Iowa. In 1905 he came to Venice to
assume charge of the interests of Mr. John Metcalf, and proved to be the moving
influence in the laying out and development of the Venice Gateway. He was also
one of the organizers of the Venice Shoe Manufacturing Company (Inc.) and is a
director and vice president of the company. Mr. Simpson married at Paullina,
Iowa, in 1890, Miss Evelyn Micklett, a daughter of Hudson Micklett, owner of the
Paullin Ranch. They have two children—Elizabeth Paullin Simpson and Evelyn Marie
Simpson. The family residence at Venice Gateway is one of the many attractive
modern homes of that thrifty suburb. Mr. Simpson is one of the most active and
enthusiastic citizens of Venice, being an influential member of the Venice
Chamber of Commerce and an ardent supporter of good government. He has limitless
faith in the stable future of his adopted city. He is a charter member of the
orders B. P. O. E., at Le Mars, Iowa, and I. O. O. F. and K. of P., of Paullina,
Iowa.

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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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