# Boyle Workman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boyle_Workman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boyle_Workman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle_Workman > Source revision: 1349801738 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician and businessman (1868-1942)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Boyle Workman, 1929.jpg | name = Boyle Workman | caption = Workman in 1929 | office1 = Member of the [Los Angeles City Council](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council) for the at-large district | term_start1 = July 7, 1919 | term_end1 = July 1, 1925 | office = Member of the [Los Angeles City Council](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council) for the [4th](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council_District_4) district | term_start = July 1, 1925 | term_end = June 30, 1927 | predecessor = ''Constituency established'' | successor = [William M. Hughes](/source/William_M._Hughes) | birth_date = September 20, 1868 | birth_place = [Boyle Heights, Los Angeles](/source/Boyle_Heights%2C_Los_Angeles), California, U.S. | death_date = December 25, 1942 | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | spouse = Frances Widney Workman | alma_mater = [St. Vincent's College](/source/Loyola_Marymount_University) | office3 = [President of the Los Angeles City Council](/source/President_of_the_Los_Angeles_City_Council) | term_start3 = July 7, 1919 | term_end3 = July 5, 1921 | predecessor3 = [Bert L. Farmer](/source/Bert_L._Farmer) | successor3 = [Ralph Luther Criswell](/source/Ralph_Luther_Criswell) | term_start4 = July 1, 1923 | term_end4 = June 30, 1927 | predecessor4 = [Ralph Luther Criswell](/source/Ralph_Luther_Criswell) | successor4 = [William G. Bonelli](/source/William_G._Bonelli) | party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) }} '''Andrew Boyle Workman''' (September 20, 1868 – December 25, 1942) was a Los Angeles [politician](/source/politician) and [businessman](/source/businessperson). He served as President of the [Los Angeles City Council](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council) and, as such, was acting [Mayor](/source/Mayor_of_Los_Angeles%2C_California) on occasion. He was the first [city council](/source/city_council)man to represent District 4 (Wilshire ward), under the new charter of 1925. He was a [candidate](/source/candidate) for mayor in 1929. ==Early life== Boyle Workman was born in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), the son of [William H. Workman](/source/William_H._Workman) (1839–1918) and Maria Elizabeth Boyle (1847–1933). He attended [St. Vincent's College](/source/Loyola_Marymount_University), which then stood at Seventh Street and [Broadway](/source/Broadway_(Los_Angeles)). From his home in [Boyle Heights](/source/Boyle_Heights%2C_Los_Angeles), he rode horseback to school. In 1884, he entered [Santa Clara College](/source/Santa_Clara_University) for a time, but returned to St. Vincent's College and graduated in 1887. ==Los Angeles business and politics== thumb|left|Workman using a telephone in 1927. After leaving school, Boyle worked as a clerk for his father who was [Mayor of Los Angeles](/source/Mayor_of_Los_Angeles%2C_California) from December 14, 1886, to December 10, 1888. When his father left office, Boyle worked as a clerk in the Farmers & Merchants Bank, and later was local manager for the Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In 1891, he worked as a draftsman in the Los Angeles City Engineer's office. From 1900 to 1907, Workman was Assistant City Treasurer. He was a member of the [Public Service Commission](/source/Public_utilities_commission) from 1913 until 1917. Two years later, on July 7, 1919, he was elected to the City Council''[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)'', Jun. 4, 1919, "Workman Leads Council Race," p. I1. and was chosen president of that body.''Los Angeles Times'', Feb. 4, 1921, "Workman Explains Affirmative Vote. --- President Of Council Says He Favors Inquiry Into Bullock's Question," p. II1. In 1925, he became the councilman elected to represent the newly formed [District 4](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council_District_4), which included Pico Heights and the [Wilshire ward](/source/Wilshire_district), where he lived.''Los Angeles Times'', Feb. 13, 1925, "Workman Now In Council Race --- Present President Will Run in Wilshire Ward — Gives Up Idea of Entering Mayoralty Contest — Approval of District Map Expected Today," p. A5.[https://www.proquest.com/docview/161759966 "Here Are the Hundred and Twelve Aspirants for the City's Fifteen Councilmanic Seats," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 3, 1925, page 7] Library card required Workman served as City Council President, and Councilman of District 4, until 1927. He was also a member of the Finance Committee of the City Council. In 1929, he made a run for the Mayoral seat, losing in a close election.''Los Angeles Times'', Mar. 18, 1929, "Workman Gets In Mayor Race — Ex-President of City Council Announces Platform — Experience Declared to Fit Him for Position --- Many Problems Anticipated in Ensuing Four Years," p. A3. He was also actively involved in business, including ownership of the Monarch Brick Company, the fire insurance firm of Garland and Workman, and the vice-presidency of the American Savings Bank. ==Family life== Workman and Martha Frances Widney (June 17, 1874 – July 3, 1971) were married on November 17, 1895, in Los Angeles. Frances was the daughter of [Judge Robert M. Widney](/source/Robert_M._Widney) (1838–1929) and Mary Barnes (1844–1924). The Workmans had two daughters, Eleanor Workman (March 24, 1897 – February 29, 1972) and Audree Workman (February 3, 1904 – August 1, 1932). After he retired from official public life, Workman devoted much of his time to collecting data on the history of Los Angeles, a work that culminated in his book ''Boyle Workman's The City That Grew'', a semi-autobiographical narrative that was published in 1936.''Los Angeles Times'', Jan. 19, 1936, "Brush Strokes --- Reception Friday," p. C9. Boyle Workman died at age 74 of a brain hemorrhage in Los Angeles.''Los Angeles Times'', Dec. 26, 1942, "Death Calls Boyle Workman --- Member of Old Family Served Los Angeles in Many Official Posts," p. A2. He is interred in [Evergreen Cemetery](/source/Evergreen_Cemetery_(Los_Angeles)).''Los Angeles Times'', Dec. 29, 1942, "Boyle Workman Laid to Rest --- Civic Notables Attend Funeral Ceremony for Former Official," p. A8. ==See also== *[Boyle-Workman family](/source/Boyle-Workman_family) *[Los Angeles City Council presidents](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council_presidents) ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = ''Constituency established'' | title = [Los Angeles City Council](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council)
4th district | years = 1925–1927 | after = [William M. Hughes](/source/William_M._Hughes)}} {{s-bef|before=[Bert L. Farmer](/source/Bert_L._Farmer)}} {{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[President of the Los Angeles City Council](/source/President_of_the_Los_Angeles_City_Council)|years= 1919–1921
1923–1927}} {{s-aft|after=[Ralph Luther Criswell](/source/Ralph_Luther_Criswell)}} {{s-bef|before=[Ralph Luther Criswell](/source/Ralph_Luther_Criswell)}} {{s-aft|after=[William G. Bonelli](/source/William_G._Bonelli)}} {{s-end}} {{LACCPresidents}} {{Los Angeles City Council 1909-25}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Workman, Boyle}} Category:1868 births Category:1942 deaths Category:Businesspeople from Los Angeles Category:Presidents of the Los Angeles City Council Category:People from Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Category:Burials at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boyle Workman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle_Workman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle_Workman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.