Jacob Frankenfield

Jacob Frankenfield
Frankenfield in 1901
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 36th district
In office
1874–1875
Preceded byHenry Poehler
Succeeded byHenry Poehler
Member of the Los Angeles Common Council for the 5th ward
In office
December 10, 1885 – December 12, 1887
Member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 4th ward
In office
February 25, 1889 – December 5, 1890
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byWilliam H. Rhodes
Personal details
Born(1838-07-07)July 7, 1838
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 31, 1914(1914-08-31) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California
SpouseJeannie Fulmer
Children3
ResidenceRepublican

Jacob Frankenfield (July 7, 1838 – August 31, 1914) was an American businessman and politician who served in the Minnesota Senate from 1874 to 1875 and Los Angeles City Council from 1885 to 1890. He was the President of the Los Angeles City Council for a year, and during his tenure helped with the building of the Los Angeles City Hall and helped change the name of Fort Street to Broadway.[1]

Early life

Frankenfield was born on August 7, 1838, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In 1855, he moved to Henderson, Minnesota, and married Jeannie Fulmer in 1864.[1]

Career

Frankenfield started his political career in Henderson, being elected the Mayor of Henderson and Sheriff of Sibley County, later being elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1870.[2][3] In 1875, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Frankenfield to the Collector of Customs for the district of Minnesota, which he held until 1879.[1]

In 1892, he was on the opposition ticket for the fourth ward as a Republican.[4] In 1883, he came to Los Angeles and was elected to the Los Angeles Common Council for the 5th ward, taking office in 1885. In 1889, he was elected as the President of the Los Angeles City Council before retiring in 1890. During his tenure, he helped with the beginning of the new Los Angeles City Hall at the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, with excavations happening under his watch.[5]

After the City Council, he went into business but was a fire commissioner for a brief time.[1] In 1900, Frankenfield was elected to the Los Angeles Board of Freeholders.[6][7][8]

Personal life and death

He and his wife Jeanette Fuller had three children, two girls and one boy.[9] Frankenfield died on August 31, 1914, at his family residence in South Park. His funeral was held on September 3, 1914, with many Los Angeles pioneers attending his funeral; he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CAPITALIST AND FORMER HEAD OF COUNCIL CALLED". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1914.
  2. ^ "Frankenfield, Jacob". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
  3. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. 1901. p. 516.
  4. ^ "PRETTILY PRIMED PRIMARIES". Los Angeles Herald. April 24, 1892.
  5. ^ "THAT AWFUL HOLE". Los Angeles Herald. September 10, 1886.
  6. ^ "YESTERYEAR IN THE TIMES: FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE TIMES, JULY 29, 1900:". Los Angeles Times. July 29, 1950.
  7. ^ "PROTECTION FROM FIRE Garvanza and Highland Park to Have an Eng-ine House". Los Angeles Herald. September 18, 1902.
  8. ^ "MANY PROTESTS ARE PRESENTED Hearing of Franchise Petition Is Aeain Postponed Chnreh Organisations ssi Property Owners on Olive and Pleo Streets Object Berloasly to the Occnpatloa of Certala Thoroaghfares". Los Angeles Herald. February 1, 1902.
  9. ^ "Society.: NOTES AND PERSONALS". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1987.
  10. ^ "Pioneers Attend Frankenfield Funeral". Los Angeles Herald. September 3, 1914.