Monterey-Sacramento-Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Day, Frank R. 1853 - ************************************************ 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 16, 2007, 12:05 am Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893) FRANK R. DAY is a representative business man and capitalist of Monterey. He has been a resident of California for about twenty-five years. His father, Lott Day, coming to California with his family in 1866, purchased the Capital Hotel at Sacramento, and operated the same until 1871. After a trip East he settled in Oakland, where he lived in retirement until his death in 1883. He was a native of Ohio, born at the present site of Cincinnati about 1822. He became one of the most successful hotel men of his day, and owned some of the leading hotels in Ohio and adjoining States. The mother of our subject was Anna, daughter of John K. Wright, M. D., an eminent physician with a practice extending throughout Indiana. She was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of thirty-three years, in South Bend, Indiana, leaving three children, a son and two daughters. The younger daughter died at the age of five years, and the older Lizzie, married W. S. Bender, a nephew of E. B. Crocker, agent for the Central Pacific Railroad Company. They lived at Reno, Nevada, where she died in 1871. Mr. Day was born in South Bend, Indiana, April 9, 1853. He learned civil engineering after coming to California, and as civil engineer worked for the Pacific Improvement Company for a time. Later, he worked for the Southern Pacific and other railway companies in various capacities, and was also in the employ of Wells, Fargo & Company, these engagements covering a period of about twenty years. In 1883 he located in Los Angeles. He organized and was for a time connected with the well-known business firm of Joe Bayer & Co., of that city. In 1886 he disposed of his business interests and became one of the volunteer firemen of Los Angeles, which position he filled four years, the last two years being Chief of the paid department. He served as a member of the City Council of Los Angeles two years, from the second ward, one of the wealthiest wards in the city. He was popularly known for his political sagacity and business enterprise. He was an organizer and director of the first telephone company in that city, He is is [sic] an organizer of, a heavy stockholder in, and manager of the Monterey Electric Light & Development Company. Mr. Day has been twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Mappa, a member of one of the oldest families of Los Angeles. His present companion, fomerly Miss Jessie Oliver, is a native of Monterey, a daughter of the late George Oliver, and a lady of rare social culture. By his former marriage he has one daughter, Anna O, now (1892) eight years of age. No citizen in Monterey is more active or takes more pride in the business development of the city than Frank R. Day. He is a member of the Town Council. In social as well as business circles he is held in high esteem. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California. Illustrated. Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent Citizens of To-day. HENRY D. BARROWS, Editor of the Historical Department. LUTHER A. INGERSOLL, Editor of the Biographical Department. "A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay. CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1893. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/monterey/bios/day447gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb