Moses Hazeltine Sherman | |
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![]() Image of Sherman c. 1929 | |
Born | West Rupert, Vermont | December 3, 1853
Died | September 9, 1932 | (aged 78)
Known for | Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles and Los Angeles Pacific Railroad |
Moses Hazeltine Sherman (December 3, 1853 – September 9, 1932) was an American land developer who built the Phoenix Street Railway in Phoenix, Arizona, and streetcar systems that would become the core of the Los Angeles Railway and part of the Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, California, and owned and developed property in areas such as the westside of Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, Los Angeles. He also served on the Los Angeles Water Board. He was also known as M. H. Sherman and General M. H. Sherman.