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Jared Sidney Torrance (August 3, 1852 or 1853 – March 29, 1921) was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California.
Jared Sidney Torrance was a major player in Southern California financial circles. He was involved in several enterprises, including real estate and oil development. And he had his eye on a large, undeveloped area roughly 20 miles south of Los Angeles.
30 de jan. de 2023 · Jared Sidney Torrance died from pneumonia just three weeks before the April 19, 1921 election that overwhelmingly approved the city’s official incorporation. He was 68.
- Sam Gnerre
19 de jul. de 2010 · Torrance takes its name from entrepreneur Jared Sidney Torrance. The following information on Torrance comes from “Historic Torrance: A Pictorial History of Torrance” by Dennis...
Jared Sidney Torrance (1853–1921) was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California. Torrance was also an amateur genealogist and did extensive research on his family roots.
- August 3, 1853
- March 29, 1921
31 de ago. de 2003 · Real estate investor Jared Sidney Torrance founded the “garden-industrial” city in 1912 as an alternative to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles. He envisioned a community where people could...
Jared Sidney Torrance was born in Gowanda, New York, the son of prosperous wool manufacturers. Torrance graduated from Scheffield Science School at Yale University in 1875. To broaden his life experience he served as a tutor for the children of a wealthy family in the City of Stralsund, Germany prior to starting his business career.
