Description: Great signature piece signed by two California notables, Wm. H. Crocker and S.F.B. Morse. El Verano is in Sonoma County. Issued for one share to Morse’s Pacific Improvement Company. Morse was the developer of Pebble Beach. VF. Uncanceled. William Henry Crocker (1861–1937) was a prominent figure in California, known for his business acumen, philanthropy, and family connections. Here are some key points about him:Early Life and Family Ties:William H. Crocker was born on January 19, 1861, in Sacramento, California.His father was Charles Crocker, one of the “Big Four” railroad magnates who built the Central Pacific Railroad.His uncle, Edwin B. Crocker, was a wealthy California lawyer and co-founder of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.His cousin, Aimee Crocker, was a Bohemian mystic known for her extravagant lifestyle and global adventures.Another cousin, Henry J. Crocker, engaged in a well-documented public feud with William.Business Career:William became the president of Crocker National Bank.After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, Crocker and his bank played a major role in financing the city’s reconstruction.He was also a director of the Sperry Flour Co., a global conglomerate with branches as far away as Hong Kong and Norway.Philanthropy:In 1907, Crocker donated the Crocker family’s 2.6-acre Nob Hill block for the construction of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.He served on the University of California Board of Regents for nearly thirty years.Crocker funded the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory’s million-volt x-ray tube and the “medical” Crocker cyclotron used for neutron therapy at UC Berkeley.The Crocker Nuclear Laboratory at UC Davis was named in his honor. Samuel Finley Brown Morse (July 18, 1885 – May 10, 1969) was an American environmental conservationist and the developer of Pebble Beach. He was known as the Duke of Del Monte and ran his company from 1919 until his death in 1969. Originally from the eastern United States, Morse moved west and fell in love with the Monterey Peninsula, eventually owning and preserving vast acreage while also developing golf courses and The Lodge at Pebble Beach.Early Life:Samuel Finley Brown Morse was born in Newton, Massachusetts. His father, George Washington Morse, was a soldier in the American Civil War and later a lawyer in Massachusetts.Morse attended Yale University, where he was captain of the undefeated 1906 football team and a member of the 1906 All-America Team. He was voted Most Popular in the Yale University graduating class of 1907.After inheriting a considerable sum upon his father’s death in 1905, he decided to move out west to begin working on his own after graduation.In June 1907, Morse married Anne Thompson and moved to Visalia, California to begin working.Business and Properties:In 1916, Morse became the manager of the Pacific Improvement Company, in charge of liquidating many of their assets.He formed his own company, Del Monte Properties, in 1919, to acquire these assets. Funded by Herbert Fleishhacker, he bought 7,000 acres on the Monterey Coast, including the Hotel Del Monte, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, and the 11,000-acre Rancho Laureles (now the Carmel Valley Village).Morse prioritized preservation of the forest, coastline, and oceanfront, banning needless land clearing and speculating on this forest land. Check out my full list of hundreds of great stock certificates. Shipping can be combined. Save me as a seller as i add great new pieces almost weekly.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
End Time: 2024-12-01T15:04:45.000Z
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