Sacramento County
Biographies
THOMAS E.
CAIN
THOMAS E. CAIN.--A native son of California, Thomas E. Cain was born in San Francisco, October 20, 1877, the son of J. J. and Bridget (Hynes) Cain, who were married in New Jersey and came to California in 1870. The father was a marble cutter and was employed on the old Palace Hotel in San Francisco; both parents are now deceased.
Thomas E. Cain received his education in the public schools of the bay city, after which he served as an apprentice learning the trade of glazier with the California Door Company, later entering the employ of the W. P. Fuller Company in Oakland as manager of the glass department and remaining with the latter firm sixteen years. With his years of experience in working for others, Mr. Cain decided to engage in business for himself. Coming to Sacramento in 1911, he opened a shop of his own, and in the years that have passed he has built up a successful business, now employing six men to fill his contracts, with an establishment located at 707 Twelfth Street. His work is so well executed that one job brings another; and he is well-known all over the county as a man who can handle any contract in his line, large or small, each receiving his personal supervision.
Mr. Cain married Miss Ameida Strochlke, a native of Michigan, and two children have been born to them, John Edward and Percy. Deeply interested in the future development of Sacramento County, Mr. Cain is interested in all progressive legislation and gives his support to all measures for the betterment of conditions throughout the county, as well as projects more closely affecting his own section, and ranks as one of the public-spirited men of the county. He is active in fraternal organizations, as a member of the Elks, Native Sons, and the Knights of Columbus. He is fond of outdoor sports as recreation, is a baseball enthusiast and boxing fan, in fact, a typical Californian.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 936.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.