Businessman, Rancher, and Oil Producer of Los Angeles, California. President of W. S. Rosecrans, Inc., W. S. Rosecrans Farms, Inc., and a director of the Citizens National Bank of Los Angeles. Grandson of U.S. Congressman and Civil War General William Starke Rosecrans, he managed his family's land holdings, the remainder of the Rosecrans Rancho, which was once part the old Rancho San Pedro, living for many years in Hermosa Beach. A civic leader, he served for three terms as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, starting in 1938, vice-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1948, and chairman of the Southern California Water Coordinating Conference. To promote advantageous and proper land management, he also served for eight years as president of the American Forestry Association and 14 years as chairman of the California State Board of Forestry. Husband of Elisabeth Helm, they married in 1916.
Businessman, Rancher, and Oil Producer of Los Angeles, California. President of W. S. Rosecrans, Inc., W. S. Rosecrans Farms, Inc., and a director of the Citizens National Bank of Los Angeles. Grandson of U.S. Congressman and Civil War General William Starke Rosecrans, he managed his family's land holdings, the remainder of the Rosecrans Rancho, which was once part the old Rancho San Pedro, living for many years in Hermosa Beach. A civic leader, he served for three terms as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, starting in 1938, vice-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1948, and chairman of the Southern California Water Coordinating Conference. To promote advantageous and proper land management, he also served for eight years as president of the American Forestry Association and 14 years as chairman of the California State Board of Forestry. Husband of Elisabeth Helm, they married in 1916.
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