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Leslie R. Hewitt (1867–1936) was a journalist, a Los Angeles, California, city attorney, a California state senator and a Superior Count judge. ==Personal== Hewitt was born on September 12, 1867, in Olympia, Washington, the son of Randall H. Hewitt, a journalist from Seneca Falls, New York, and Ellen L. Hewitt. Leslie was brought to Los Angeles by his parents at age about 9; he was an unsuccessful candidate for appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, when he was 14 years old. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1885,〔(John Steven McGroarty, ''California of the South,'' volume 5, pages 114-116 (1933) )〕〔("The Competitive Examination," ''Los Angeles Herald,'' May 21, 1882 )〕〔("For the State University," ''Los Angeles Herald,'' September 26, 1886 )〕 and he was president of the school's alumni association in 1890.〔("Ready for Work," ''Los Angeles Herald,'' December 31, 1890 )〕 That same year, Hewitt was awarded a bachelor of letters degree by the University of California〔 Hewitt was married to Mable Eastwood of New Castle, California, on April 30, 1901, in San Francisco. They had three children, Beatrice, Asa R. and Emily Ellen.〔 He was a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California State Bar Association. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, belonging to Pentalpha Lodge, No. 202, Free and Accepted Masons; Los Angeles Consistory of the Scottish Rite; and Al Malaikah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also is affiliated with Los Angeles Lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias; the University club, and the Army and Navy Club.〔 Hewitt died December 17, 1936, in his home on South Oakland Avenue in Pasadena, California. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.〔("Obituary:Leslie R. Hewitt," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 19, 1936, page 15 )〕 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「Leslie R. Hewitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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