Gaylord Wilshire

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Henry Gaylord Wilshire (June 7, 1861 – September 7, 1927), who was known by his middle name "Gaylord" to his contemporaries, was a land developer, poet, and outspoken socialist.

He gave Los Angeles' beloved Wilshire Boulevard its name.

Early years

Henry Gaylord Wilshire was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 7, 1861. In 1884, he came to Los Angeles, California.

In 1895, he began developing 35 acres (140,000 m2) westward from Westlake Park for an elite residential subdivision. He donated a strip of land to Los Angeles' downtown area for a boulevard, but only on the condition that it be named for him and that commercial or industrial trucking would be banned.

Wilshire was arrested in 1900 for speaking in a public park in Los Angeles. The charges were dismissed by a judge, but Wilshire was forced to leave Los Angeles for New York because of the incident.

Wilshire was a popular and diverse political candidate. In 1890, he ran for Congress in the 6th California District, this time as the nominee of the Social Democratic Party of America, and in 1904, he appeared in Ottawa for the 6th California District, first meeting from New York. Wilshire, a 1909 California resident, was running for city council as part of the Socialist Party's slate, which was backed at that time by the Los Angeles unions. Wilshire began to have reservations about electoral politics by 1911 and redirected his attention to revolutionary syndicalism and the cause of the general strike. During 1913, he was the editor of the Syndicalist League's journal The Syndicalist. I Wilshire served in the Free Speech League in New York during World War II.

Wilshire's first book of his publishing ventures in Los Angeles, The Challenge, a magazine published in 1900. Between December 1900 and October 1901, at least 40 issues of the journal were published. The name of this magazine was later changed to Wilshire's Monthly Magazine in 1901, before being reduced to Wilshire's Magazine (1902) and Wilshire's (1904), which were published in New York and Toronto. Wilshire's first a small-format newspaper and later a tabloid newspaper were in production until February 1915.

Wilshire later returned to Los Angeles and forged his association with the now famous boulevard that bore his name. During the years when he was absent from the area, he had no involvement in its gradual growth.

Wilshire was also interested in the health industry. He began promoting the Ionaco, an electric belt that might allegedly improve health. The belt came to fame thanks to its advertising: 33–36, but medical health specialists dismissed it as quackery.

He died in New York on September 7, 1927. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.

Wilshire Drive in Phoenix, Arizona, was named after him, as has Wilshire Avenue in Fullerton, California (where he first ran for office in the United States from what became a socialist-oriented party).

Later life, death, and legacy

Wilshire eventually returned to Los Angeles and reconnected with the now famous boulevard that bore his name. He had no involvement in the company's steady growth during the years that he was absent from the area.

Wilshire was also interested in the health care sector. He began selling the Ionaco in 1925, an electric belt that could reportedly improve health. The belt earned its fame through its advertising, ranging from 33 to 36, but medical health specialists dismissed it as quackery.

He died in New York on September 7, 1927. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.

Wilshire Drive in Phoenix, Arizona, was named after him, as well as Wilshire Avenue in Fullerton, California, where he first ran for Congress in 1890, the first presidential candidate in the United States from what became a socialist-oriented party).

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Political career

Wilshire was a frequent and diverse political candidate. In 1890, he ran for Congress in the 6th California district as the nominee of the Social Democratic Party of America for the Canadian Parliament and 1906, and 1904 from New York. Wilshire, 1909, was a candidate for city council in Los Angeles as part of the Socialist Party's slate, which was also supported by the Los Angeles unions at the time. Wilshire, who was still skeptical of electoral politics by 1911, had turned his attention to revolutionary syndicalism and the defense of the general strike. During 1913, he was the editor of the Syndicalist League's journal The Syndicalist. I Wilshire was an actor in the Free Speech League in New York during World War II.

Wilshire's first of his publishing ventures in Los Angeles, The Challenge, a magazine published in 1900. Between December 1900 and October 1901, at least 40 issues of the journal were published. In 1901, the name of this journal was changed to Wilshire's Monthly Magazine, before being reduced to Wilshire's Magazine (1902) and Wilshire's (1904), which were published in New York and Toronto. Wilshire's first a small-format magazine, later a tabloid newspaper, survived in production until February 1915.

Wilshire renamed the now-famous boulevard that bore his name when he returned to Los Angeles. He had no involvement in the company's gradual expansion during the years that he was away from the area.

Wilshire was also interested in the health care industry. He began selling the Ionaco, an electric belt that could reportedly improve health, starting in 1925. The belt gained traction from its marketing, with 33 to 36, but medical health specialists dismissed it as quackery.

He died in New York on September 7, 1927. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.

Wilshire Drive in Phoenix, Arizona, was named after him, as is Wilshire Avenue in Fullerton, California (where he first ran for Congress in 1890, the first congressional candidate in America from what was a socialist-oriented party).

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