David Malcolm Renton

David Malcolm Renton (February 8, 1878 – May 27, 1947), known as "DM", was a builder and business executive in southern California. He is best known for his Craftsman style homes in Pasadena and for the construction of the Casino Ballroom and other homes on Catalina Island in the early 1900s. Renton was influential in the development of Catalina Island under William Wrigley Jr., serving as vice-president of the Santa Catalina Island Company and the Wilmington Transportation Company from 1919 to his retirement in 1936.[1] He also served as president of the Wilmington Catalina Airlines from 1931 to 1942.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Renton, David" National Encyclopedia of American Biography, 1956. James T. White & Company, 101 Fifth Ave., New York