Marin-Yuba-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Gardner, James H. 1810 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  James H. Gardner. Was born in South Carolina, March 16, 1810. He was educated
at an Academy in Georgia, and graduated in law. In 1849 he came via Panama to
California, arriving at San Francisco in August of the above-mentioned year. He
went direct to the mines on the Yuba river; here he remained until 1854, when he
returned to San Francisco, and became Register Clerk in the Custom House. He was
employed in the Custom House filling different positions until 1862, since which
time he has been a Custom House broker. He was a member of the Legislature
during the years 1852-53 and 54. In 1869 he moved to Saucelito, where he has
since resided. Mr. Gardner married August 6, 1868, Miss Virginia Thouvenin, a
native of France.

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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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