High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Charles Morgridge Loring (November 13, 1833–March 18, 1922) was an American businessperson, miller and publicist. Raised in Maine to be a sea captain, Loring instead became a civic leader in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a wealthy flour miller and in Riverside, California where he helped to build the first city hall. He was a popular and generous man who enjoyed many friendships and business associations.