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PHILLIP G. SCADDEN
Among those who have been
distinctively conspicuous in connection with the substantial upbuilding and
legitimate progress of the attractive municipal corporation of Nevada City is
P. G. Scadden, to whom distinct recognition must be given in a complete account
of the development and advancement of the community. He is now classed among its leading
merchants, and it is a well known fact that commercial activity is the main source
of a town’s prosperity and material growth.
His entire life has been passed in California, and Nevada City is the
place of his birth, which occurred on the 3rd of February, 1874, his
parents being Thomas and Elizabeth (Hodge) Scadden, both of whom were natives
of England. The father came to
California in 1857 and engaged in mining for thirty years, his death occurring
in 1892. His wife became a resident of
the Golden state in 1858. Her father was
a merchant and followed that pursuit for many years, and also established the
first brewery in Nevada County, the enterprise being located near Grass Valley.
During the greater part of his life
Mr. Scadden, of this review, has been connected with mercantile pursuits. He was reared and educated in Nevada City,
and after putting aside his textbooks he entered upon the practical duties of
life, becoming connected with the purchase and sale of merchandise. In 1894 he bought the grocery owned by James
Kidd, and is now successfully conducting the enterprise, having a large and
well equipped establishment. His place
of business in located on Commercial Street, and is characterized for its
marked neatness. It is well supplied
with a complete line of all staple and fancy groceries, and the energy of the
owner, combined with his honorable dealing and earnest desire to please, have
secured to him a liberal patronage.
In matters affecting the public
welfare Mr. Scadden takes a deep interest and is a public-spirited and
progressive citizen. For the past eight
years he has been connected with the city fire department, and at this writing
is chief engineer. Socially he is a
valued representative of the Order of Foresters of America, the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has taken the encampment degrees, and
Hydraulic Parlor, N. S. G. W. His
support and co-operation are given to every movement for the public good, and
his well spent life has gained him the confidence and good will of his fellow
men wherever he is known. On the 5th
of June, 1895, Mr. Scadden was united in marriage to Miss Honor, a daughter of
John Stephens, of Nevada City, who came with his family to California in
1874. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Scadden has been blessed with a little son, Malcolm, born June 7, 1897.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern
California”, Pages 413-414. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
© 2010
Gerald Iaquinta.
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