Celora M. Stoddard
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C. M. Stoddard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Maricopa County district | |
| In office January 1921 – December 1922 | |
| Preceded by | C. C. Green |
| Succeeded by | H. C. Gilbert J. C. Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Celina Martin Stoddard was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature, holding one of the two seats from Maricopa County.[1]
Stoddard was born on August 13, 1886 in Binghamton, New York, the son of Isaac and Mary Stoddard. Isaac served as the Secretary to the Territory of Arizona from 1901, when he was appointed by President McKinley, until 1904.[2][3][4] After his term as secretary was over, he founded the Stoddard Incorporating Company in 1904.[5]
His father, who had been splitting his time between Arizona and New York during the late 1880s and 1890s, moved the family permanently to Yavapai County in 1892, settling in a camp mining town, which was named Stoddard in his honor.[6]
His maternal grandfather was Celora E. Martin, who he was named after, was a judge on the New York Supreme Court.[7]
He married Ada Vansant of Philadelphia on March 1, 1910 in a private ceremony in Phoenix.[8]
His son, James Vansant Stoddard, was born on June 19, 1911 in Prescott.[9]
By 1914 he was working for this father in the Stoddard Incorporating Company, where he was the secretary of the corporation.[3]
In 1914 he purchased The Rose Tree, a tea parlor and confectionary in Phoenix, refurbished it and turning it into a very successful establishment.[10][11] He held on to the property for 18 months, before selling to the Donofrio Company.[12]
During the 1910s, Stoddard, along with his wife, were amateur thespians.[13][14][15]
In March 1916 Stoddard engineered a joint venture between the Stoddard Mines Co. and the Copper Queen Gold Mining Company to form the Stoddard Milling Company, of which he was the general manager, and erected a 150-ton-per-day flotation mill.[16][17] The mill serviced the Binghamton Mine, owned by Stoddard Mines, and the Copper Queen Mine.[18]
In May 1917 Stoddard divorced Ada, citing "abandonment" as the grounds for the suit. The wife was given custody of their son, and given a monthly allowance, and the real estate assets, which included houses in Phoenix and Long Beach, California were split up by the court.[19]
In 1917 Stoddard was involved in attempting to establish a film studio in Arizona. After considering both Phoenix and Tucson, a site was selected in the Elysian Grove section of Tucson for the studio.[20][21] He invested along with McClung Francisco and Webster Cullison, and put up a bond guaranteeing film production in Tucson. After the studio was constructed, no films were ever produced, and it was later dismantled, with Stoddard having to pay the $800 bond guaranteeing film production to the city.[22][23]
In 1917 Stoddard Mines had become the Arizona Binghamton Company. That year, Stoddard began a separate company, the Copper Mountain Mines Company, which began to re-open the old Stoddard Mine, which Isaac Stoddard had begun working on in 1881.[24][25]
In 1918, Stoddard enlisted in the U. S. Army after the United States entry into World War I. He became a first-class gunner, and then was sent to officer's training, before being sent overseas to fight in France. He was discharged in December that year.[26][27]
References
- ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 81. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "Death Takes C. M. Stoddard". Arizona Republic. January 6, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Isaac Stoddard Dies Suddenly From Apoplexy". The Arizona Republican. November 11, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Mary Stoddard, Long Active In Phoenix' Community Affairs, Dies On Coast Following Extended Illness". Arizona Republic. October 8, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Articles Of Incorporation of the Stoddard Incorporating Company". Arizona Republic. April 4, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cauldwell, William, ed. (January 1903). "Isaac Taft Stoddard". The Successful American. 7 (1). New York: The Writers Press Association: 53–54. OCLC 1716788.
- ^ "Death Of Eminent New York Jurist". The Arizona Republican. September 11, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Happy Wedding Popular Couple In Phoenix". Arizona Daily Star. March 5, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The House Of Stoddard Increases In Length". The Arizona Republican. June 20, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Opening The Rose Tree". The Arizona Republican. October 18, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Opening The Rose Tree". The Arizona Republican. October 18, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rose Tree Changes Hands". The Arizona Republican. July 19, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Society". The Arizona Republican. February 8, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Celora Martin Stoddard Will Act Next Thursday". The Arizona Republican. March 1, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tea Room Feature Of New Rose Tree Inn". The Arizona Republican. September 24, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yavapai Companies Ready To Commence Erection Of Mill". Bisbee Daily Review. February 23, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milling Merger To Be Rushed Ahead". Weekly Journal-Miner. March 1, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rushing Construction". Weekly Journal-Miner. June 14, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Celora Stoddard Sues For Divorce". Weekly Journal-Miner. May 16, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Film Company Contemplates Site In Phoenix". The Arizona Republican. July 10, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elysian Grove To Be Leased By New Picture Concern". Tucson Citizen. July 25, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Movie' Men Now Plan Purchase of Elysian Grove". Tucson Citizen. August 4, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chamber of Commerce To Ask Film Promoter To Pay $800 Guarantee". Arizona Daily Star. April 9, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneer Copper Group Is Once Active Again". Weekly Journal-Miner. October 31, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong Vein Of Copper Cut On 600 Level". Weekly Journal-Miner. November 14, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tells Of The Life Where Real Worth Alone Is Counted". The Arizona Republican. April 15, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Looks for Early Return of Soldier Son In France". The Arizona Republican. December 15, 1918. p. 27. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.