Sacramento County
Biographies
J. FRANCIS BYRNE
J.
FRANCIS BYRNE.--Widely known as among the most popular of Sacramento
business concerns, the California Expert Cleaners, of 1910 Q Street, have
enjoyed an enviable trade ever since the proprietor, J. Francis Byrne, opened
shop there. He was born at El Dorado, Cal., the son of Joseph and Margaret (McAvoy) Byrne, now deceased, the former an early miner, and
both now remembered as worthy pioneer settlers.
J. Francis Byrne was educated in both
public and private schools, having commenced his educational training at
Oakland. He then followed mining for some time, broadening the range of his
practical experience. In Sacramento, he became a solicitor for a cleaning
establishment, and after a while he was able to buy out others who were
interested in the enterprise. Since September, 1921, he has been the sole
proprietor, and at present he employs ten people, and operates three auto-cars.
He uses only the most up-to-date equipment and the most modern methods, and it
is little wonder that he enjoys both quality and quantity of trade.
The marriage of Mr. Byrne, in 1902, to
Miss Harriet Sparks (the ceremony occurring in Sacramento) united him with a
charming native daughter of Placer County. He enjoys his own hearth and the
pleasure of the company of his children, four sons and a daughter. He likes
hunting and fishing, and is fond of baseball. In politics a Democrat, he is
public-spirited, and deeply interested in Sacramento County, and never wants
for a good friend in return.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 896.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.