Sacramento County
Biographies
WILBUR F.
BRAND
WILBUR F. BRAND.--A young man of progressive spirit and unfaltering perseverance, Wilbur F. Brand has won a creditable measure of prosperity in business affairs and at the present time is holding the responsible position of secretary of the Hickman-Coleman Company, Inc., in which he is a stockholder. He is ever ready and willing to lend aid to meritorious projects that are for the good of his home city and community. He was born in Sacramento, March 19, 1892, a son of George S. And Minnie Alice (Lawson) Brand. George S. Brand came to California in 1880 and became a member of the real estate firm of Curtis, Carmichael & Brand. Both parents are living and reside in Sacramento, and their oldest son is Clyde H. Brand, the attorney.
Wilbur F. Brand received his education in the grammar and high schools of Sacramento, during which time he was circulation manager for the Saturday Evening Post for eight years. After finishing high school, he engaged in the real estate and insurance business and in 1917 became associated with the Hickman-Coleman Company, which is the oldest real estate firm in the capital city.
The marriage of Mr. Brand united him with Miss Emeline Spafford, a daughter of the late Edward Spafford, and his wife Emeline A. Spafford, early settlers of Sacramento. Mr. And Mrs. Brand are the parents of two children, Elizabeth Spafford and Wilbur F., Jr. In politics, Mr. Brand is a Republican and fraternally is past president of Sunset Parlor No. 26, N. S. G. W. He is a director of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Lions Club, and Sacramento Lodge No. 6, B. P. O. Elks. For recreation he is fond of duck hunting and holds membership in Gray Lodge Gun Club, and he is a member of the Del Paso Country Club.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 891.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.