Napa-Sonoma-Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....Mackinder, W. A. 1861 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

W. A. MACKINDER, real-estate and insurance agent, St. Helena, was born March 18,
1861, in Young America, Washington County, Wisconsin, and is the son of George
Mackinder, now deceased. The family came to California in 1868 and settled at
Windsor, Sonoma County, where his father engaged in the blacksmithing and
wagon-making business. In 1878 W. A. came to St. Helena and became a clerk in
the banking house of W. A. C. Smith. He was with him one year, when he entered
the employment of the Berginer Bros., wine-makers, as book-keeper, with whom he
remained for a year and a half. For the succeeding two years he was with E. W.
Woodward, the real-estate dealer, and then in 1883 bought a half interest in the
St. Helena Star, being an equal partner therein with Mr. Charles A. Gardner. For
ten months he remained his partner, and then, January 1, 1884, he leased Mr.
Gardner's half and for a year published the paper alone. He then bought out his
partner and from that time carried on the paper alone, at the same time
conducting a general real-estate and insurance business. On November 1, 1887, he
sold out the Star to his brother, F. B. Mackinder and J. H. Dungan, who are the
present proprietors. He has associated with himself in business Mr. L. H.
Trainor, under the firm of Mackinder & Trainor, general dealers in real-estate,
and insurance agents. They represent no less than twenty-five of the strongest
fire companies in the world, and there is no doubt that they do the largest
business in the county.

  Mr. Mackinder is a splendid instance of what may be done by a young man of
energy and rectitude in this country. He has made his own way since he was
seventeen years of age, and has known a constant rise; he is active, diligent
and devoted to his business interests, but yet has always found time for outside
matters. For a year or two, in 1884 and 1885, he was town clerk of St. Helena.
He is an active Republican, having always taken a leading part; was chairman of
the county convention is 1888, and has served for years on the Republican County
Central Committee. At present he is the Napa County member of the Republican
State Central Committee. He is president of the St. Helena Library Association,
and is an active member also of several fraternal societies. He is a Past
Chancellor and member of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias; and is
prominently connected with the American Legion of Honor. He is also a Notary
Public for Napa County.

  Mr. Mackinder was married in Oakland, to Miss Minnie Meredith, in April, 1885.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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