Charles T. Wardlaw (June 30, 1858 – February 24, 1928) was an American politician and financier. He was a politician in Dawes County, Nebraska, and a financier and civic leader in Los Angeles, California.
Early life Wardlaw was born on June 30, 1858, in Granville, Illinois, to A. F. and Nancy J. Wardlaw."Charles T. Wardlaw Laid to Rest Today; Death Comes Suddenly at Home, Closing Active Career," The Van Nuys News, February 28, 1928, image 1
Career In 1900, Wardlaw was county clerk in Dawes County, Nebraska, where he was also chairman of the county Democratic Committee."Fisher-Coffee Contest," Nebraska State Journal, December 27, 1900, image 5 He was also affiliated with a newspaper there called The Chadronian.Crawford Tribune, no headline, first column, August 2, 1901
Wardlaw was in the railroad service, being at different times an agent, a dispatcher and freight and passenger agent. He was a manager of the "great California-Mexico Ranch" and then moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1919, where he became a banker and a financier. Along with Harry Chandler and M.H. Sherman, he was a subdivider of the first building tract in Van Nuys, California."Five Years Ago," The Van Nuys News, February 27, 1933, image 2
Personal life and death He died of a heart attack in his home on Van Nuys Boulevard on February 24, 1928, being survived by his wife, Pamella R. Wardlaw, a son, John Richardson Wardlaw, and a daughter, Mrs. Eva Wardlaw. Day."Men and Affairs," Salt Lake Telegram, June 13, 1905, image 10
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Further reading
An article in the Crawford Tribune attacking Wardlaw for appointing his wife as a deputy in the clerk's office.