Monterey-Yuba-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Riordan, Michael 1834 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

MICHAEL RIORDAN can claim the honor of being a pioneer of California, having
come to the State in 1854, landing at San Francisco. He had come to that city
direct from St. Louis, Missouri, via Nicaragua. He is a native of Limerick,
Ireland, born on September 18, 1834. Upon his arrival in California he spent
about six months in the mines of Yuba county and then bought and ran a dray in
San Francisco for about four years. His next venture was raising sheep in the
Salinas valley. This business he pursued for ten years, from 1858 to 1868. He
then engaged, in farming at Natividad, and in 1890 he engaged in merchandising
at Salinas, in which line of business he still continues.

  Our subject was married, in San Francisco, in 1859, to Miss Margaret Coughlan,
of Irish parentage and they have four living children, namely: Thomas J., born
in San Francisco, is the present efficient Clerk of Monterey county; Philip H.,
deceased; Joseph M., William F. and James E., all native sons of California, and
all except the oldest born in Monterey county. Mr. Riordan is esteemed for his
integrity and upright citizenship.


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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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