WILLIAM SMITH POLLOCK

Los Angeles County

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WILLIAM SMITH POLLOCK

POLLOCK, WILLIAM SMITH, Banking, Los Angeles, California, was born September 12, 1864, at Santa Clara, California, the son of Andrew McClure Pollock and of Mary Christina (Meyers) Pollock. He married Mary Louise Saupe, October 12, 1886, at Los Angeles.

Mr. Pollock was educated at the public schools of Santa Clara until eight years old, and then at the Santa Clara College.

He was freight handler at Santa Clara for the old narrow gauge line, the South Pacific Coast. He was agent for one year of the “Examiner,” then a San Francisco evening paper, and telegraph operator and ticket agent for the Central Pacific Railway.

From 1883 to 1906 he was with the Southern Pacific Company as telegraph operator, ticket agent and freight agent at various places.

He was sent to Los Angeles in 1885 and was the agent for the company in the city until 1906. This was his most important railway position.

Then he was manager of the Auto Despatch Company of that city until he accepted a position with the Security Bank of Los Angeles, remaining with them three years, when his present position of cashier of the International and Exchange Bank was offered and accepted.

Transcribed By: Michele Y. Larsen on 2 December 2011.

Source: Press Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 870, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.

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