Frank Rader

Frank Rader ( April 8, 1848 - March 28, 1897 in Lake Elsinore , California ) was an American politician . Between 1894 and 1896 he was mayor of Los Angeles .

Career

Nothing is known about Frank Rader's youth and schooling. He later worked in the real estate industry and in banking. From 1883 he lived in Los Angeles. He was one of the founders of the Southern California National Bank . Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In 1894, Rader was elected mayor of Los Angeles. He held this office between December 12, 1894 and December 16, 1896. During this time, Griffith J. Griffith donated the grounds for a park that was later laid out in Los Angeles and that bears Griffith's name. In addition, the dispute over the issue of federal subsidies for the port, which had continued until then , was decided in favor of the district of San Pedro , which had competed with Santa Monica . Frank Rader died on March 28, 1897, only three months after the end of his term of office, at the age of just 49 years.

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SURNAME	Rader, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 8, 1848
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 1897
Place of death	Lake Elsinore , California