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Leonard E. Timberlake (1896–1973), who went by L.E. Timberlake or Lee Timberlake, was a former railroad employee and a travel bureau owner who was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council from 1945 to 1969. ==Biography== Timberlake was born May 3, 1896, in Basingstoke, England, the son of F. and Emily Timberlake. After completing high school, Timberlake took a year of industrial engineering at the University of Southern California. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. He was a Methodist and a Democrat. He lived in Los Angeles between 1920 and 1923 and also after 1938.〔 Timberlake began his working career between 1916 and 1920 as a railroad agent for the Canadian National Railway. His succeeding jobs were passenger agent, Union Pacific Railway, 1920–22; accountant, Bingham and Garfield Railway, 1922–23; accountant, Union Pacific, 1923; chief clerk, Nevada Northern Railway, 1923–27; general auditor, Illinois Terminal Railway system, 1927–32. He next went into the travel industry,with a half interest in the Southern California Tourist Bureau, after 1932. Later he was full owner of the agency, which became the largest independent travel bureau in California. He also worked at times for the Kennecott Copper Company and Illinois Power and Light.〔 His first marriage resulted in two daughters, Betty Strebe and Beverly Watson. His second marriage was on May 7, 1933, to Cynthia Wyatt Mitchell of Atlanta, Georgia. They also had two children, Cynthia Lynn and Carole Ann.〔The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported on May 1, 1969, that Timberlake "and his wife, Janet, have five children and nine grandchildren."〕 They lived at 10210 South Hobart Boulevard in Gramercy Park.〔(Los Angeles Public Library reference file )〕〔(Location of the Timberlake residence )〕 He died July 17, 1973. His last address was Hemet, California.〔Social Security Death Index〕 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「L. E. Timberlake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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