Morris L. Goodman ( c. 1818–1888) was the first Jewish Los Angeles City Council member. [1]
Goodman was elected to the Los Angeles Common Council in 1850 and was the only American citizen on that body as well as the only Jew. [2]
He was a Los Angeles council member from 1850 to 1854, after which he became a deputy sheriff and served in the San Fernando Valley. [2] Goodman began a term on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in January 1861, but resigned after five months. [3]
In 1872, he opened up a dry goods business in partnership with Theodore Rimpau, in Anaheim, California. [3]
Goodman was a member of Masonic lodge No. 42. [4] He was also a member of the Central Committee of the local Democratic Party.
Goodman moved from Los Angeles to Anaheim, where he was a City Council member for a "number of years." He died there on January 23, 1888, at age 69 or 70. [5] [6]
Morris L. Goodman ( c. 1818–1888) was the first Jewish Los Angeles City Council member. [1]
Goodman was elected to the Los Angeles Common Council in 1850 and was the only American citizen on that body as well as the only Jew. [2]
He was a Los Angeles council member from 1850 to 1854, after which he became a deputy sheriff and served in the San Fernando Valley. [2] Goodman began a term on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in January 1861, but resigned after five months. [3]
In 1872, he opened up a dry goods business in partnership with Theodore Rimpau, in Anaheim, California. [3]
Goodman was a member of Masonic lodge No. 42. [4] He was also a member of the Central Committee of the local Democratic Party.
Goodman moved from Los Angeles to Anaheim, where he was a City Council member for a "number of years." He died there on January 23, 1888, at age 69 or 70. [5] [6]