History of Sacramento, (Sacramento County) California United States of America

Charles Frederick Crocker, capitalist, was born at Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 26, 1854; son of Charles and ?? (Eaton) Crocker. His father was the pioneer financier and railroad builder. The son was educated in the public schools of Sacramento, at the University Mound college; at the California military academy; in Europe in 1873 and 1875, and at the Polytechnic institute of Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1875 he returned to California with failing eyesight and engaged in the railroad business with the Southern Pacific railread, of which his father was an officer. He began as clerk with the division superintendent and was successively promoted to the position of clerk in the general freight office, to the desk of "loss and damage," to the office of claim adjuster, and then as successor to Gen. David E. Colton as purchasing and financial agent of the company. The office of third vice-president was created for him and he became resident managing director and sole representative of the real ownership of the road, owing to the protracted absence of the other owners in the east and Europe. In 1888 he was made second vice-president and on the death of his father, Aug. 14, 1888, he came into the financial management of an estate of $24,000,000. In 1890 he was elected first vice-president of the road with administrative responsibility involving $200,000,000 capital. He died at San Mateo, Cal., July 17, 1897.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Edward Windsor Kemble, illustrator, was born at Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 18, 1861; son of Edward Cleveland and Cecilia (Windsor) Kemble; grandson of John Cleveland and Mary (Whipple) Kemble, and a descendant of John Cleveland Kemble. His father removed to California from New York city in 1846, and founded the Alta California, the first newspaper on the Pacific coast. The son was educated in the public schools of New York, and was connected with various periodicals as an illustrator from 1881. He made the negro a special study, and became well known by his drawings of negro characters. He also illustrated numerous books, including, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Knickerbocker's History of New York," "Huckleberry Finn," "Pudd'n Head Wilson," "Colonel Carter of Cartersville." He also published: Kemble's Coons; A Coon Alphabet ; Kemble's Sketch Book.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

William Hall Moreland, first bishop of Sacramento and 188th in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Charleston, S.C., April 9, 1861; son of Edward McCreight and Caroline (Hall) Moreland; grandson of Andrew Moreland and of William Hall, and a descendant of Thomas Smith, first landgrave of the colony of South Carolina, 1665. He was graduated at the University of the South, B.Lt., 1881, A.M., 1881, B.S., in 1881; was graduated at Berkeley Divinity school in 1884; was ordained deacon, June 4, 1884; was assistant at Christ church, Hartford, Conn., 1884-85; ordained priest, Aug. 12, 1885, and was rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd at Nashua, N.H., 1885-93, during which time, by a canvass of the diocese, he raised $32,000 toward the erection of an Episcopal residence at Concord, N.H. He was married, Sept. 6, 1893, to Harriet E., daughter of Charles Slason of Nashua, N.H. He was rector of St. Luke's church, San Francisco, Cal., 1893-99, and dean of the convocation, 1896-99. He was elected missionary bishop of Sacramento in 1898, and was consecrated, Jan. 25, 1899, by Bishops Nichols, Leonard, Kendrick, Barker, Johnson and Perrin, being the youngest bishop in the world at the time of his consecration. He received the degree of D.D. from the University of the South in 1899. He is the author of What is Christianity (1886); and The Church or the Churches, Which? (1894).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Rockwell Dennis Hunt, educator, was born at Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 3, 1868; son of Dennis Rockwell and Nancy Ann (Zumwalt) Hunt; grandson of Albinus and Hannah (Robbins) Huntlege with highest honors in 1887, and was graduated from the college, Ph.B., 1890: A.M., 1892, and from the California School of Elocution and Oratory at San Francisco in 1892. He studied history, economics and philosophy at Johns Hopkins university, receiving the degree of Ph.D. in 1895. He was professor of history and assistant in the commercial department in Napa college, 1891-92, professor of history and elocution in Napa college, 1892-93, and became professor of history and political science in the University of the Pacific in 1895. He was lecturer on Pacific Slope history at Leland Stanford, Jr., university, 1898; professor of history in Pacific Grove Summer school, 1900; historiographer of the California conference of the M. E. church; and was made a director of the California School of Elocution and Oratory. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1895; of the American Economic association, 1895; of the American Historical association, 1897, and of the advisory council of the Pacific Coast branch, University association. He was married, July 24, 1895, to Nancy Seavy Stuart. He is the author of: Genesis of California's First Constitution (1895); pamphlet on Legal Status of California 1846-49 (1899); and History of California and Biography of Gen. John Bidwell (in preparation, 1900).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Sacramento, (Sacramento County) California

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