Alameda-Santa Clara-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Alviso, Valentin 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 30, 2006, 7:24 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) VALENTIN ALVISO, a prominent Californian of Livermore, was born in the town of San Jose, February 14, 1841, son of Agustin Alviso and Maria Antonia Alviso, nee Pacheco. His father, Agustin, was the son of Ygnacio, who figured conspicuously in the early history of California, under the Spanish government. To the brothers-in-law jointly, Agustin and Tomas Pacheco, in consideration of services rendered the Mexican government, was given the Rancho Potrero de los Cerritos, now in Alameda County, and consisting of 13,000 acres, where our subject, Valentin, spent the greater portion of his time. On October 16, 1871, he removed to Livermore, near which place he has since been engaged in farming and stock-raising. He received his education in Kingston (Massachusetts) College, and has since filled many offices of importance in Alameda County. In 1875 he was elected County Supervisor and served two years; in 1881 he was elected to the State Legislature and served two terms at the regular and extra sessions. He was also an employe of the Federal Government in connection with the naval office in the port of San Francisco, which place he, being a Republican, resigned in 1885. Mr. Alviso is a prominent Republican, and at times has rendered considerable service to his party. By invitation of the State Central Committee, he delivered addresses throughout the southern part of the State in favor of the election of Grant and Colfax in 1868. When a young man he was of an adventurous disposition; was one of the Fraser River victims in 1858; in 1860 he associated himself with Judge Noble Hamilton in connection with the Potosi mines in Virginia City, Nevada, purchasing and owning stock in that mine for two years, but sunk several thousand dollars without return. He has also been associated with several local enterprises, as the Livermore Water Company, of which he was Vice-President two years. He is a member of Vesper Lodge, No. 62, A. O. U. W., of Livermore. He was married at Mission San Jose, March 25, 1868, to Miss Josephine, daughter of the late Robert Livermore, the first settler of Livermore Valley, and they have three children, Christine M., Maria A. and Rosa E. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/alameda/bios/alviso589nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb