William Leckie McConnell - oldest of the six surviving children. "Will," as he was generally known (except by his sisters who always referred to him as "Brother"), was said by Nanan to have attended Sewanee University of the South in Tennessee, but I have no records of this. But if ever there was an "educated" man, it was my father, whose cultural interests ranged far and wide in literature, the theatre, music, and whose mind remained keen and active until his death.
A genius at figures, Will became General Agent for Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corporation, one of the largest English companies serving the Louisiana, Mississippi and Southeastern Texas territory. In 1910 he was named head of a newly organized California insurance company with its Home Office in San Francisco and a branch office in Los Angeles, where the family moved.
California was the first state to pass a Workmen's Compensation Law and Will became head of the agency established to enforce it. He remained head of the Los Angeles office of the State Compensation Insurance Fund until 1914 when he left to open his own agency office.
In 1890 Will married Margaret Louise ("Madge") Drew of Evansville, Indiana, whose family had moved to New Orleans. Father was then 23 and Mother 18; three children were born to this union: Douglas Drew in 1892, Francis Britton in 1895, Margaret Drew in 1902. The family lived in New Orleans until the move to California in 1910. Mother's health, which had not been good for several years and was a factor in our moving away from the humid New Orleans climate, did not improve and in 1913, she passed away as a victim of tuberculosis.
Soon thereafter Father, Nanan and I moved into the Arroyo Seco area of Los Angeles, and later to the Hollywood area , from which Father drove every day to his downtown L.A. office. In 1921 he remarried. Nanan and I stayed with him and Sally in their flat on Fuller Street during my vacations from the University at Berkeley.
Always thin, Father began having trouble with his digestion and ate less and less. The doctors were quite certain it was cancer but no operation was performed and Father went to the office daily until his strength gave out and he had to stay at home. He died in January, 1924, the cause being diagnosed finally as cancer of the esophagus, stomach and liver.
(Notes from the McConnells In New Orleans, by Margaret D. "Madge" McConnell).
Obituary:
INSURANCE MAN DIES
William L. McConnell Succumbs at Hollywood Home
William L. McConnell, prominent insurance man of Los Angeles died at his home, 1607 Fuller avenue, Hollywood, Thursday morning. A native of Louisiana, Mr. McConnell came to Los Angeles In 1910 and gained a wide acquaintance in insurance and commercial circles, serving as manager and representative of several large insurance companies. At one time Mr. McConnell was Southern California manager of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. Private funeral services will be held in Garrett Brothers' chapel tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock.
(The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, 01 Feb 1924, Fri., p.29 )
McCONNELL,
January 31, at his home, 1607 Fuller Ave, William L McConnell, aged 55 years, beloved husband of Sally M. McConnell and father of Douglas D., Britain F. and Madge D. McConnell, brother of Miss Carrie C. McConnell.
Private services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Garrett Brother's chapel, 1237 South Flower street. (New Orleans, La., papers please copy.)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles CA) 2 Feb 1924, Sat, p. 16
A genius at figures, Will became General Agent for Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corporation, one of the largest English companies serving the Louisiana, Mississippi and Southeastern Texas territory. In 1910 he was named head of a newly organized California insurance company with its Home Office in San Francisco and a branch office in Los Angeles, where the family moved.
California was the first state to pass a Workmen's Compensation Law and Will became head of the agency established to enforce it. He remained head of the Los Angeles office of the State Compensation Insurance Fund until 1914 when he left to open his own agency office.
In 1890 Will married Margaret Louise ("Madge") Drew of Evansville, Indiana, whose family had moved to New Orleans. Father was then 23 and Mother 18; three children were born to this union: Douglas Drew in 1892, Francis Britton in 1895, Margaret Drew in 1902. The family lived in New Orleans until the move to California in 1910. Mother's health, which had not been good for several years and was a factor in our moving away from the humid New Orleans climate, did not improve and in 1913, she passed away as a victim of tuberculosis.
Soon thereafter Father, Nanan and I moved into the Arroyo Seco area of Los Angeles, and later to the Hollywood area , from which Father drove every day to his downtown L.A. office. In 1921 he remarried. Nanan and I stayed with him and Sally in their flat on Fuller Street during my vacations from the University at Berkeley.
Always thin, Father began having trouble with his digestion and ate less and less. The doctors were quite certain it was cancer but no operation was performed and Father went to the office daily until his strength gave out and he had to stay at home. He died in January, 1924, the cause being diagnosed finally as cancer of the esophagus, stomach and liver.
(Notes from the McConnells In New Orleans, by Margaret D. "Madge" McConnell).
Obituary:
INSURANCE MAN DIES
William L. McConnell Succumbs at Hollywood Home
William L. McConnell, prominent insurance man of Los Angeles died at his home, 1607 Fuller avenue, Hollywood, Thursday morning. A native of Louisiana, Mr. McConnell came to Los Angeles In 1910 and gained a wide acquaintance in insurance and commercial circles, serving as manager and representative of several large insurance companies. At one time Mr. McConnell was Southern California manager of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. Private funeral services will be held in Garrett Brothers' chapel tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock.
(The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, 01 Feb 1924, Fri., p.29 )
McCONNELL,
January 31, at his home, 1607 Fuller Ave, William L McConnell, aged 55 years, beloved husband of Sally M. McConnell and father of Douglas D., Britain F. and Madge D. McConnell, brother of Miss Carrie C. McConnell.
Private services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Garrett Brother's chapel, 1237 South Flower street. (New Orleans, La., papers please copy.)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles CA) 2 Feb 1924, Sat, p. 16
William Leckie McConnell - oldest of the six surviving children. "Will," as he was generally known (except by his sisters who always referred to him as "Brother"), was said by Nanan to have attended Sewanee University of the South in Tennessee, but I have no records of this. But if ever there was an "educated" man, it was my father, whose cultural interests ranged far and wide in literature, the theatre, music, and whose mind remained keen and active until his death.
A genius at figures, Will became General Agent for Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corporation, one of the largest English companies serving the Louisiana, Mississippi and Southeastern Texas territory. In 1910 he was named head of a newly organized California insurance company with its Home Office in San Francisco and a branch office in Los Angeles, where the family moved.
California was the first state to pass a Workmen's Compensation Law and Will became head of the agency established to enforce it. He remained head of the Los Angeles office of the State Compensation Insurance Fund until 1914 when he left to open his own agency office.
In 1890 Will married Margaret Louise ("Madge") Drew of Evansville, Indiana, whose family had moved to New Orleans. Father was then 23 and Mother 18; three children were born to this union: Douglas Drew in 1892, Francis Britton in 1895, Margaret Drew in 1902. The family lived in New Orleans until the move to California in 1910. Mother's health, which had not been good for several years and was a factor in our moving away from the humid New Orleans climate, did not improve and in 1913, she passed away as a victim of tuberculosis.
Soon thereafter Father, Nanan and I moved into the Arroyo Seco area of Los Angeles, and later to the Hollywood area , from which Father drove every day to his downtown L.A. office. In 1921 he remarried. Nanan and I stayed with him and Sally in their flat on Fuller Street during my vacations from the University at Berkeley.
Always thin, Father began having trouble with his digestion and ate less and less. The doctors were quite certain it was cancer but no operation was performed and Father went to the office daily until his strength gave out and he had to stay at home. He died in January, 1924, the cause being diagnosed finally as cancer of the esophagus, stomach and liver.
(Notes from the McConnells In New Orleans, by Margaret D. "Madge" McConnell).
Obituary:
INSURANCE MAN DIES
William L. McConnell Succumbs at Hollywood Home
William L. McConnell, prominent insurance man of Los Angeles died at his home, 1607 Fuller avenue, Hollywood, Thursday morning. A native of Louisiana, Mr. McConnell came to Los Angeles In 1910 and gained a wide acquaintance in insurance and commercial circles, serving as manager and representative of several large insurance companies. At one time Mr. McConnell was Southern California manager of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. Private funeral services will be held in Garrett Brothers' chapel tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock.
(The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, 01 Feb 1924, Fri., p.29 )
McCONNELL,
January 31, at his home, 1607 Fuller Ave, William L McConnell, aged 55 years, beloved husband of Sally M. McConnell and father of Douglas D., Britain F. and Madge D. McConnell, brother of Miss Carrie C. McConnell.
Private services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Garrett Brother's chapel, 1237 South Flower street. (New Orleans, La., papers please copy.)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles CA) 2 Feb 1924, Sat, p. 16
A genius at figures, Will became General Agent for Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corporation, one of the largest English companies serving the Louisiana, Mississippi and Southeastern Texas territory. In 1910 he was named head of a newly organized California insurance company with its Home Office in San Francisco and a branch office in Los Angeles, where the family moved.
California was the first state to pass a Workmen's Compensation Law and Will became head of the agency established to enforce it. He remained head of the Los Angeles office of the State Compensation Insurance Fund until 1914 when he left to open his own agency office.
In 1890 Will married Margaret Louise ("Madge") Drew of Evansville, Indiana, whose family had moved to New Orleans. Father was then 23 and Mother 18; three children were born to this union: Douglas Drew in 1892, Francis Britton in 1895, Margaret Drew in 1902. The family lived in New Orleans until the move to California in 1910. Mother's health, which had not been good for several years and was a factor in our moving away from the humid New Orleans climate, did not improve and in 1913, she passed away as a victim of tuberculosis.
Soon thereafter Father, Nanan and I moved into the Arroyo Seco area of Los Angeles, and later to the Hollywood area , from which Father drove every day to his downtown L.A. office. In 1921 he remarried. Nanan and I stayed with him and Sally in their flat on Fuller Street during my vacations from the University at Berkeley.
Always thin, Father began having trouble with his digestion and ate less and less. The doctors were quite certain it was cancer but no operation was performed and Father went to the office daily until his strength gave out and he had to stay at home. He died in January, 1924, the cause being diagnosed finally as cancer of the esophagus, stomach and liver.
(Notes from the McConnells In New Orleans, by Margaret D. "Madge" McConnell).
Obituary:
INSURANCE MAN DIES
William L. McConnell Succumbs at Hollywood Home
William L. McConnell, prominent insurance man of Los Angeles died at his home, 1607 Fuller avenue, Hollywood, Thursday morning. A native of Louisiana, Mr. McConnell came to Los Angeles In 1910 and gained a wide acquaintance in insurance and commercial circles, serving as manager and representative of several large insurance companies. At one time Mr. McConnell was Southern California manager of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. Private funeral services will be held in Garrett Brothers' chapel tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock.
(The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, 01 Feb 1924, Fri., p.29 )
McCONNELL,
January 31, at his home, 1607 Fuller Ave, William L McConnell, aged 55 years, beloved husband of Sally M. McConnell and father of Douglas D., Britain F. and Madge D. McConnell, brother of Miss Carrie C. McConnell.
Private services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Garrett Brother's chapel, 1237 South Flower street. (New Orleans, La., papers please copy.)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles CA) 2 Feb 1924, Sat, p. 16
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