Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866–1948) was the 26th Mayor of
Los Angeles, California, from December 13, 1906, to March 11, 1909. He was forced to resign in the wake of a recall drive due to dishonesty that marked his administration. While mayor, he began work on the Los Angeles Civic Center.
Biography
A native of
Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterwa ...
, he died in
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
On Aug ...
, on December 25, 1948.
Obituary from "Los Angeles in the 1900s"
He was buried at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Central Los Angeles
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Central Los Angeles is the historic urban region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
Geography The City of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Department of City Planning divides the city into Area Planning Commission (APC) areas, each fur ...
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References
Mayors of Los Angeles
1866 births
1948 deaths
Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
People from Columbus, Mississippi
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