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William Hartshorn Bonsall. known as W.H. Bonsall, (February 10 1846 – July 20 1905) was a military man, newspaper and magazine publisher, real-estate investor and insurance adjuster who was the effective manager of the California Veterans home in the 19th Century and was a president of the Los Angeles City Council in the 20th. ==Personal== Bonsall was born on February 10, 1846, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Samuel Bonsall and Mary Mills. He went to school in Cincinnati and Ironton, Ohio.〔(Los Angeles Public Library reference file, November 13, 1937 )〕〔 He was married on October 2, 1871, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to Ellen Doddridge McFarland of Los Angeles, and they had five children, Samuel N., Albert M., Jennie (Mrs. Thomas P. Newton), Elisa (Mrs. Samuel M. Haskins) and Bessie (Mrs. Ernest C. Hamilton).〔〔 He died on July 20, 1905, in the family home at 1315 West Adams Street (in today's University Park area,〔("Funeral of Maj. Bonsall," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 23, 1905, page II-2 )〕〔() Location of the Bonsall home on ''Mapping L.A.''〕 after complaining of a heart ailment ten days previously and being ill all that time. Besides his wife and children, he was survived by two brothers and three sisters – Charles and Edward Bonsall of Ohio and Mrs. Morenci of Los Angeles and Mrs. William Higgins and Mrs. B.F. Richardson of Ohio.〔〔("Death Calls Major Bonsall," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 21, 1905, page II-1 )〕 Although Bonsall was a member of the Christian Science Church at the time of his death,〔 private funeral services at his home and public services at Rosedale Cemetery were officiated by J.J. Wilkins, dean of the Episcopal St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. Pallbearers included Harrison Gray Otis, the publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times.''〔("Maj. Bonsall's Funeral: Grand Army Comrades Fire Parting Salute Over Grave in Presence of Patriotic Societies," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 25, 1905, page II-5 )〕 Some three hundred veterans were brought by private railroad car via the Los Angeles-Pacific Electric Company from the Sawtelle depot to attend.〔(''Los Angeles Herald,'' July 25, 1905 ), quoted at Find-A-Grave〕 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「William Hartshorn Bonsall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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