Lester R. Rice-Wray
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Lester R. Rice-Wray | |
|---|---|
 Rice-Wray in 1928 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office July 1, 1927 – August 28, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Edward E. Moore |
| Succeeded by | James G. McAllister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1871 Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1943 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Minerva Chowning
(m. 1906; died 1929)Nellie Rice-Wray (div. 1935) |
Lester R. Rice-Wray (August 1, 1871 – August 4, 1943) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Denver[1] who later was elected to the City Council in Los Angeles, California, and was the first councilman there to face a recall election under the 1925 city charter.
Rice-Wray was born in Missouri and educated in both public and private schools. He was a licensed teacher at the age of 16. At the outbreak of World War I, he worked in Washington, D.C., to "straighten out the inefficiencies of the American Express Railway Company in the District of Columbia, which was a center of supply distribution." He moved to Los Angeles in 1920[1] and became president of the Greater Slauson-Avenue Improvement Association.[2]
He was married. His first wife died at the age of 53 on January 28, 1929.[3] His second wife, Nellie, obtained a divorce in November 1935 on the grounds that her husband struck her and refused to support her properly and that he was abusive and drank to excess.[4]
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