Cornelius Welles Pendleton was born in 1859 in
Brooklyn, and attended
Brown University, graduating in 1881. He later studied law and taught school in
Salinas, California. He was admitted to the California bar in 1884 and practiced for a year in
San Francisco, where he was also married, before moving to
Los Angeles. He was elected to the
California State Assembly from the
74th district in 1892 and served as
Speaker in 1901. He was elected to the
California State Senate in 1902, serving for 2 years. Pendleton was then appointed the U. S. Collector of Customs for the District of Los Angeles in 1906. Pendleton died on September 17, 1936, in Los Angeles. == References ==