Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....McClay, Samuel October 25, 1884 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com November 17, 2011, 3:00 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925. Author: Edited by George F. Nellist SAMUEL MCCLAY, Business Man. Samuel McClay, secretary and assistant manager of the Bergstrom Music Co., Ltd., has held that position since 1921, when the firm was incorporated. Born in Scotland, he came to the United States when a child, and until removing to Hawaii in 1920 was affiliated with various firms on the mainland. Entering business life in 1901, he was employed for five years by the Hanover National Bank in New York City, advancing from office boy to bookkeeper. Going to Los Angeles in 1905, Mr. McClay was engaged as a bookkeeper with Cunningham, Curtis & Welch for one year, from 1906 to 1907 he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. at Sacramento in a similar capacity and during the fourteen years following he was affiliated with Eiler’s Music House and Kohler & Chase in San Francisco. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Oct. 25, 1884, Mr. McClay is the son of John and Margaret (Stevenson) McClay. He received his education in the schools of New Jersey. Mr. McClay and Elizabeth Anderson were married in San Francisco, April 10, 1910. They have one daughter, Emily Stevenson McClay. Mr. McClay is a Mason and a member of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/mcclay120gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb