L. E. Grimm, a successful and prominent representative of real-estate interests in Oakland, has been a resident of this city since 1906. His birth occurred in Oakland City, Indiana, on the 8th of March, 1874, his parents being George W. and Sarah Grimm. He began his education in the public schools and subsequently attended Princeton College and the Oakland City College of his native town, while later he continued his studies in the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute. He next pursued a course in law at the John Marshall Law School of Chicago and after leaving that institution in 1894 embarked in the real-estate business in that city, there conducting his interests until 1906. In the latter year he came to Oakland, California, and took the position of manager with the M. T. Minney Real Estate Company, and for a time was the highest salaried man in the city, receiving a thousand dollars per month. In 1911 he embarked in business on his own account and has since become very successful as a real-estate dealer, ranking among the leading representatives of that business in Oakland.
In July, 1904, in Chicago, Mr. Grimm was united in marriage to Miss Martha L. Moore, by whom he has five children. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, while fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, being a life member of the latter. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and is a charter member of the Oakland Commercial Club. In social and business circles he is recognized as a man of genuine personal worth who well deserves the widespread respect and esteem which he enjoys.
Past and Present of Alameda County California, Vol. II
Published in Chicago by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1914
Pages 314-315
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 6/19/2008
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