His father Cyrenius C. Torrance was a lawyer who served as an attorney for the Seneca Indian nation from 1852 to 1855 and district attorney of Erie County from 1861-1864.[1]

He attended Yale University and graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1875.[2]


https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-obituary-for-cyrenius-c/55705911/

  1. ^ "The Founder of the Modern Industrial City Placed a Record of Achievement on Southern California's Pages" (PDF). Torrance Herald. No. Silver Anniversary Edition. Torrance Public Library. 20 June 1936. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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