Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Harrison, Herbert E. 1852 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory (1913)

HERBERT E. HARRISON

    No decade has passed since the far-distant days of the discovery of gold
that has not witnessed a large influx into California of the sturdy and
energetic young men from the east, who, attracted to the western coast through
the opportunties [sic] here afforded, become integral factors in local
advancement and promote the enviable reputation enjoyed by the commonwealth as a
center of progress and prosperity. The men of Yolo county have been no less
patriotic and progressive than those in other portions of the state, and it is
to their development of natural resources, their aptitude in business, their
integrity in action that the county owes its wealth and its prestige. In the
attainments that form the index of ideal citizenship, Herbert E. Harrison, the
county assessor, has not been surpassed by others associated with the local
upbuilding, and popularity among the voters is indicated by his long retention
in his present position.

    Genealogical records indicate that the branch of the Harrison family to
which Herbert E. belongs became established in the east at an early period of
our national history. His parents, Jerome Bonaparte and Sarah (Stowell)
Harrison, were natives of the east, and he was born August 16, 1852, during the
period of their residence in Alleghany county, N. Y. The family removed to
Wisconsin during the year 1863 and settled in Adams county, where he attended
the schools of the village of Friendship. After he had completed the studies of
the local schools he secured employment as a mercantile clerk and continued at
Friendship until 1877, when he resigned his position and came to the west.
Immediately after his arrival in California he settled at Knight's Landing, Yolo
county, and began to work as a clerk, later became a bookkeeper for a business
house and eventually entered into the mercantile business himself. This he
followed until about the time of his election as assessor in 1902, when he
disposed of the store and turned his attention to official duties. As the
Democratic candidate he succeeded J. K. Smith in the office of assessor. When
the first term had expired he was chosen his own successor, and in 1910 he was
elected for the third time to the position, which he still fills.

    The comfortable home owned by Mr. Harrison in Woodland is presided over by
Mrs. Harrison, who was Louisa Belle Masters, a native of Sutter county, Cal.,
and a daughter of the late Emmett Masters. When the Foresters of America
organized at Knight's Landing and selected their officers, Mr. Harrison, a
charter member, was chosen for trustee and continued in the same capacity until
he removed from that village to Woodland. The Woodmen of the World also have had
the benefit of his interested identification therewith. In fraternal, as in
political activities, he seeks neither prominence nor influence, but his
popularity is such that he becomes one of the local leaders without any desire
on his part for such results. It is thirty-five years since he came to this
county and in all of the long period he has striven earnestly to promote the
local progress, thus identifying himself with the class of public-spirited men
to whose efforts the county's high standing may be attributed.


Additional Comments:
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HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]


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