Leonard Lester
In England, he attended the Akworth and Wigton Quaker schools. At the age of thirteen he became interested in writing. In 1889, at age nineteen, he emigrated to Canada with his family. A few years later, they moved south to the United States briefly living in  Galena, Kansas before settling in Pasadena, California. Leonard established his studio in Pasadena. He also kept studios in Redlands, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles.