Andrew W. Barrett

Andrew Washington Barrett (March 8, 1845 – August 17, 1905) was a prominent Los Angeles businessman, adjutant general of the California National Guard, director of the Sawtelle Veterans Home, member of the governing body of the city of Los Angeles and a California state public official.

Early life and career

Barrett was born on March 8, 1845, in Stockholm, New York, to Joseph Beeman Barrett and Mehitable or Mahitable Noyes. The family moved to McGregor, Iowa, in 1857. ) In Barrett's obituary, the Los Angeles Times said of him:

For five years he was superintendent of the Los Angeles railway system, and it was under his management that the Westlake lines, the Second-street line, the Central-avenue and Maple-avenue lines were constructed. He did very much to develop the street car system of this city. to build a new town named Barrett, after Gen. A. W. Barrett, Local Manager of the Soldiers Home and friend of R. C. Gillis.

When Taft attempted to secure a post office for the new town, the postal authorities objected to the name "Barrett" on account of its similarity to Bassett. In 1899, the name of the town was formally changed to Sawtelle (for W. E. Sawtelle who superseded Taft as manager of the Pacific Land Company).

Appointments Date Appointment 1888–1889 Los Angeles Common Council 1892–1898 Member National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Board of Managers. 1894 Aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief GAR 1895–1898 Adjutant General California National Guard

Other

He engaged in the real-estate and insurance business both in Los Angeles and in San Francisco. Both held records for their catches.

Barrett died at Pacific Hospital in Los Angeles on August 17, 1905, at the age of 60, with the cause noted as "cystitis and other complications resulting from this trouble." after a service conducted by the Reverend Baker P. Lee of Christ Church and military honors at the gravesite.