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''Not to be confused with Harold A. Henry, Los Angeles City Council member 1945–66.'' Harold Harby (1894–1978) was elected to the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1939, but he had to leave office in 1942 when he was convicted of using a city car for a trip out of the state. He was reelected in 1943 and served until 1957. Harby was noted for casting a 1951 swing vote that killed a $100 million proposal to build a massive public-housing project in the city as well as for his opposition to modern art and music. ==Biography== Harby was born September 8, 1894, in Gjovik, Norway, the son of Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Harby. He attended high school in that country and came to the United States in 1910. He was married in 1917 to Emmalee Thompson of Great Falls, Montana. They had two sons, Harold D. and Thornton L., and in the late 1930s he was living at 2642 Halm Avenue in the Mid-City area.〔〔(Ted Thackrey Jr., "Harold Harby Services Set; Longtime L.A. Councilman," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 29, 1978, page A-30 )〕〔(Location of the Harby residence on ''Mapping L.A.'' )〕 He moved to California in 1918 to work at West Coast shipyards and then became associated with the oil business, working at various times for Shell Oil, Richfield Oil and Pacific Western Oil.〔(Los Angeles Public Library reference file )〕〔 Harby died November 24, 1978, in Laguna Hills, California, after a lengthy illness. Memorial services were in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harold Harby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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