Louis Lichtenberger
Louis Lichtenberger (1835–1892) had a carriage and wagon-making shop in 19th-century Los Angeles, California, and became a wealthy landowner.Lichtenberger was born August 25, 1835, in Otweiler, Prussia [sic], and immigrated to Chicago, Illinois, when he was sixteen.He died on February 28, 1892, in the family home at 124 East Fourth Street,[1] leaving his widow and four children, with an estate of $194,780.[2][3] In Chicago, young Lichtenberger apprenticed in carriage and wagon-making and carried on this occupation in both San Francisco and Los Angeles.[5] A Republican,[6] Lichtenberger represented the 2nd Ward on the Los Angeles Common Council in 1874–75 and 1875–76;[7] He was elected city treasurer and was the president of the Sixth District Agricultural Association for about ten years.