Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Few, Charles R. 1853 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

CHARLES R. FEW, an active and successful business man of Monterey, is a native
of London, England, where he was born August 4, 1853. He spent his boyhood and
youth in the metropolis of the world, and there received a liberal education.
Mr. Few left his native city in 1884, for America, landing in New York city,
after a safe voyage, whence he proceeded to California, reaching San Francisco
in December of the same year. He came to Monterey, intending to adopt the dairy
business as a calling. In order to become familiar with the business he engaged
on a dairy farm in the Carmel valley, but after three years on this farm changed
his intention and engaged in the livery business, with Charles Norton as
partner. This business they continued in Monterey from 1888 to 1889, when Mr.
Few purchased his partner's interest and has since been the sole owner of the
Club stables.

  He was married April 17, 1888, to Miss Agatha M. Hilby, a native daughter of
California and second child of Francis M. (deceased) and Katherine (Kissler)
Hilby. Mrs. Few is possessed of many feminine graces, takes a lively interest in
society matters and presides over one of the finest private residences in
Monterey county.

  No citizen has more liberally invested his capital in local enterprises and
more thoroughly identified himself with the business growth of his chosen home
than Charles R. Few. He is a stockholder in the Bank of Monterey and the
California State Savings Bank, is stockholder, director and secretary of the
Monterey Electric Light and Development Company. He is a director and seccretary
[sic] of the Pacific Coast Live-stock Assoiation, [sic] and director and
secretary of the Monterey Board of Trade.

  This gentleman is genial and gentlemenly in his manner, social in his daily
intercourse with his fellow-citizens. He has an inherent love of sport of all
kinds and is consequently popular with the masses, which, combined with his hard
business sense, in a large measure unfolds the secret of his success.


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.


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