Orra Eugene Monnette

Background

Monnette, Orra Eugene was born on April 12, 1873 in near Bucyrus, Ohio, United States. Son of Mervin Jeremiah and Olive Adelaide (Hull) Monnette.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1895. Doctor of Laws, Lincoln Memorial U., 1930.

Career

Wesleyan UB.A., 1895.917. Admitted to Bar, 1896 and practiced, Bucyrus. Later, Toledo, Los Angeles until 1907.

PresdirCitizens Trust and Savings Bank, since 1912. Founder and organizer. Bank of American, Los Angeles, Lincoln Mortgage Company of Calif- 1923.

Director, Citizens National Bank, Commercial National Bank, Los Angeles. Chairman, Board Americommercial Corporation, 1927. Director, ViceChmn., same, now.

Member, Vice-Chairman, General Executive Committee, Chairman, Regional BdBank of Italy National Trust and Savings. B. Julian and Adaline (Savageot) Moinet. Education High School.

University of Michigan, Bachelor of Laws, 1895. Married Eda M. Steel, October 30, 1897, St. Johns, Michigan Corporation Counsel. Prosecuting Attorney, St. Johns, 6 years.

Circuit Judge, 29 Judicial Circuit. 27; appointed United States District Judge of Detroit, by President Coolidge, since 1927.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Monnet Family Genealogy, a Huguenot Lineage, 1911. California Chronology, 1915. Red Shining Star (verse), 1926.First Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1929.

Religion

Everyone needs salvation. Everyone can reach salvation.

Politics

God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.

Views

People are called to love God not only with their hearts, but also with their minds. All things should be considered through the light of reason. In order to do that, it is necessary to become aware of different points of view and be able to develop critical thinking in relation to any political or social problem.

Membership

Member Municipal Annexation communications of Los Angeles. Member City Planning Commission. Member Board of Freeholders of Los Angeles, adopting City Charter, 1924.

Member State Council of Defense (California), World War. Mason, Knights of Pythias, Elk.

Connections

Spouse Ella Elizabeth Crim, October 5, 1891. Carrie Lucile Janeway, November 6, 1895, Helen Marie Kull, December 15, 1.

Father:

Mervin Jeremiah Monnette

Mother:

Olive Adelaide (Hull) Monnette

Spouse:

Ella Elizabeth Crim

Spouse:

Carrie Lucile Janeway