Ducommun, Charles Louis, 1820?-1896.
Biographical notes:
Swiss born businessman who arrived in Los Angeles in 1849. He established a watch repair shop on Commercial Street which grew into a flourishing general merchandising store. Ducommun was a director of the Los Angeles Water Company, the Main and Agricultural Park Railway, the Pioneer Oil Company, and a founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank.
From the description of Collection, 1839-1977, bulk 1852-1906. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 18673006
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- California, Southern (as recorded)
- Los Angeles (Calif.) (as recorded)
