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2 unusual facts about Andrew Glassell


Andrew Glassell

During the Civil War his sympathies were with the South, and he refused to take the loyalty oath to the United States required of lawyers.

Glassell

Andrew Glassell (1827–1901), Los Angeles real estate attorney and investor


Los Angeles County Bar Association

Andrew Glassell founded the city of Orange, California, John Dustin Bicknell founded the California cities of Monrovia and Azusa, John D. Works was a U.S. Senator from California, Grant Cooper defended Sirhan Sirhan in his defense trial, and Warren Christopher served under president William Clinton as his Secretary of State.


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Glassell

Susan Thornton Glassell (1835–1883), the wife of George Smith Patton and George H. Smith, and the sister of Andrew Glassell

William T. Glassell

The city of Orange was founded by attorneys Andrew Glassell and Alfred Chapman, who had participated in the partition of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana and were active in similar land lawsuits.