George E. Cryer
George E. Cryer | |
|---|---|
| 32nd Mayor of Los Angeles | |
| In office July 1, 1921 – July 1, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Meredith P. Snyder |
| Succeeded by | John C. Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Edward Cryer May 13, 1875 Waterloo, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1961 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Isabel Grace Gay |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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George Edward Cryer (May 13, 1875 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, Cryer served as the 32nd Mayor of Los Angeles from 1921 to 1929, a period of rapid growth in the city's population. During his administration, the Los Angeles City Hall and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum were built, and the city's population surpassed 1,000,000. Prior and subsequent to serving as mayor, he was a lawyer. Between 1929 and 1931, Cryer became engaged in a widely publicized libel court case with the Reverend Robert P. Shuler, a radio evangelist who accused Cryer of being a "grafter" who had entered office a poor man and left office a millionaire.