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Joseph B. “The Judge” Banning

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Joseph B. “The Judge” Banning

Birth
Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
4 Nov 1920 (aged 58–59)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.9697162, Longitude: -118.3394607
Plot
Miramar Section
Memorial ID
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Joseph Brent Banning, in 1892, along with his brothers William and Hancock, purchased Catalina Island for the sum of $128,740 (about $4 million in 2024). In 1915, following a fire that burned a quarter of the city of Avalon on the island, the Bannings sold the island to William Wrigley, Jr., of Wrigley gum fame. (Bio by: Jay Lance)

Joseph Brent Banning, in 1892, along with his brothers William and Hancock, purchased Catalina Island for the sum of $128,740 (about $4 million in 2024). In 1915, following a fire that burned a quarter of the city of Avalon on the island, the Bannings sold the island to William Wrigley, Jr., of Wrigley gum fame. (Bio by: Jay Lance)



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  • Maintained by: Jay Lance
  • Originally Created by: TLS
  • Added: Aug 31, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9391831/joseph_b-banning: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph B. “The Judge” Banning (Nov 1861–4 Nov 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9391831, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Jay Lance (contributor 46609422).