Sacramento County
Biographies
FREDERICK G. RENNIE
FREDERICK G. RENNIE.--A highly-respected public official and resident of Sacramento County, Frederick G. Rennie is sincerely interested in beautifying this state of
sunshine and dreams. He was born on
October 14, 1865, at Keithley, Yorkshire County, England, one of eight children,
five sons and three daughters that brightened the home of Patrick and Helen
(Judson) Rennie.
In 1882 the family left their home in England and came to the United States and California, locating in Tehama County. The parents are now deceased.
Frederick
G. Rennie began his education in England and finished in the schools
of Tehama County; and he also learned the
practical side of landscape gardening and the nursery business while still a
young man and followed that business until coming here to Sacramento. In March, 1893, he came to the capital city
and secured employment with the state as a gardener in the grounds of the
capitol, remaining in that occupation until 1911, when he entered the employ of
the park department of the city of Sacramento, for four years having full
supervision of all the city parks. When
the department was reorganized he made assistant park superintendent, which
position he now occupies.
In 1890,
Frederick G. Rennie and Miss Etta A. Eby were united in marriage, and since they located in Sacramento their circle of friends
have ever been on the increase. Mrs. Rennie is a native daughter, born in Tehama County, the daughter of Jackson Eby, a pioneer of that part of California, and a well known
politician, having served as assessor of Tehama County for over twenty years. Few citizens of that section of the state had
a more intimate association with the growth and development of its resources
than did he. He died in Sacramento. Mrs. Eby
now makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Rennie, and at
the age of eighty is hale and hearty and a most enjoyable companion.
Politically,
Mr. Rennie is a Republican; fraternally, he is a Red
Man. His favorite pastime is fishing and
hunting. The beauties of nature forever
call him onward, uplifting him in his worthy cause, that of bestowing upon the
citizens of California a few moments of quiet content under the blue sky and on
the soft, mossy carpet of Mother Earth.
Transcribed by Suzanne Wood.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 671. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1923.
© 2007 Suzanne Wood.