Contra Costa-San Francisco County CA Archives Obituaries.....Tinning, Archibald Bruce December 19, 1965
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San Francisco Chronicle, December 21, 1965 
"Funeral Notices.

TINNING, Archibald B. - In this city, Dec. 19, 1965, Archibald B. Tinning, 
husband of Henrietta Erwin Tinning; father of Winifred T. Van Sicklen, Peggy T. 
Hamilton and Sister Maria Pierre; brother of Constance Foskett, Hilda Eaby, 
Winifred Noyes and Margaret Tinning.  Graduate of the University of California 
and Harvard Law School.  A native of California; aged 78 years.

Private family services were held Monday, Dec. 20, at N. Gray & Co., Divisadero 
st. at Post.  Memorial contributions to your favorite charity preferred." END

AND

"Archibald B. Tinning Is Dead at 78

Funeral services were held yesterday for Archibald Bruce Tinning, a prominent 
attorney for many years in San Francisco and Contra Costa county, who died 
Sunday at the age of 78.

A native of Martinez, Mr. Tinning practiced law here for almost 40 years after 
graduating from the  University of California in 1912 and attending Harvard Law 
School.

His first association was with his father, the late William B. Tinning, a long-
time Martinez attorney.

D. A.

Later, Mr. Tinning served for 12 years as district attorney of Contra Costa 
county before becoming a partner of Tinning and DeLap in Martinez and Richmond.

A distinguished civic leader, he was a member and president of the State 
Personnel Board under Governor Earl Warren from 1943 to 1947.  He also served 
as a member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar and as attorney for the 
Contra Costa-Alameda Joint Highway District that built the Broadway low Level 
Tunnel.

RETIRED

Mr. Tinning, who retired from active practice in 1954, was for many years 
president of the Bank of Martinez, which later was merged into the Bank of 
California.

He is survived by his wife, the former Henrietta Erwin, daughter of General 
James B. Erwin; three daughters, Mrs. James H. Van Sicklen, Mrs. Noble Hamilton 
and Sister Marie Pierre of the Dominican Order; four sisters, Mrs. Clifford 
Foskett, Mrs. James Eaby, Mrs. James Noyes and Margaret Tinning and seven 
grandchildren." END

Additional Comments:
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California).  December 21, 1965 
(Tuesday). Both funeral notice and obituary included above.

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