George L. Crenshaw

George Lafayette Crenshaw
Bornc. 1854
Jasper County, Missouri
Died(1937-02-18)February 18, 1937
Occupation(s)Real estate developer, Banker
SpouseVirginia Fink Crenshaw
ChildrenZulah Clementine Crenshaw Wilson, Charles Robert Lafayette Crenshaw, Loren Oldham Crenshaw, Russell Fink Crenshaw

George Lafayette Crenshaw (c. 1854 – February 18, 1937) was an American real estate developer and banker who helped develop several upscale residential developments in mid-city Los Angeles and Southern Los Angeles neighborhoods in the early 1900s including Lafayette Square and Wellington Square.[1] He was the owner of C.H. Brown Banking Company in Missouri[2] and the Crenshaw Security Company in Los Angeles, California.[3]

  1. ^ G.L. Crenshaw, Pioneer, Dies. Heart Disease Fatal to Realty Developer; Street Bears His Name, Aug 19, 1937
  2. ^ "Joseph Carlyle Wilson, Zulah Clementine Crenshaw, marriage , St. Louis, Missouri, August 1902". The St Louis Republic. 1902-08-10. p. 36. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. ^ Ancient White Still Stepping. Six Years of Hard Usage Fail to Stop Machine