William Erwin Willmore

William Erwin Willmore (either 1844 or 1845 – January 16, 1901) was an English-born American teacher and the founder of a colony.[1] He founded of Willmore City in 1876,[1] which was bought by Long Beach, California and became a neighborhood of that city.[2]

He was born in England,[2] and moved to California in 1855.[3] He was a manager of the California Immigrant Union,[2] an organization founded in 1869 to promote the settlement of California. He intended to make a thriving farm community oceanside in Southern California, but his goals weren’t realized until after his death.[2] He died a pauper.[4] Willmore is buried at Long Beach Municipal Cemetery.[2]

References
  1. The Searcher: Official Monthly Periodical of the Southern California Genealogical Society. Southern California Genealogical Society. 1982. p. 36.
  2. Schipske, Gerrie (2011). Early Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780738575773.
  3. "1880". For the Record. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. "Park honors Cesar Chavez". The Tribune. 1997-11-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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