Sacramento County
Biographies
CLIFFORD
PRUDHOMME
CLIFFORD PRUDHOMME.--A wide-awake, prominent, and prosperous representative of an interesting pioneer family, is Clifford Prudhomme, the son of Moses J. and Sarah Jane (Worsley) Prudhomme. His father, an expert blacksmith, was one of the pioneers who crossed the plains in 1850. His mother, also a pioneer, was born in New York; she came to California with her brother when a young girl. Both parents are now deceased.
Clifford Prudhomme was born in Auburn, Cal., on July 8, 1885. He was educated in the schools of his native city and then he learned the electrical business and worked his way in the various cities of the United States. In 1907 he was employed as a journeyman and foreman by the Electrical Supply Company, in whose service he remained for nine years, and during this period he had charge of some of the largest jobs in the city. He then obtained a position with Scott, Lyman and Stack Company. In 1919 he opened a place of business, with a partner, whom he later bought out. Mr. Prudhomme has installed the electrical work in the Crystal Ice plant, Wahl’s stationery store, China Toggery, and the homes of Mr. Devlin, Curtis Cutler, J. C. Carly, and others. He is rated as an expert electrician and is the manufacturer and designer of several types of fixtures, and he specializes on finishes.
In San Francisco on November 30, 1911, Clifford Prudhomme was united in marriage to Nellie W. Sutter, of Montana. They have been blessed with two children, Jack and Earl. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Knights of Pythias. Politically, he is a Republican. He is especially fond of outdoor sports.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 956.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.