Santa
Clara County
Biographies
AUGUSTUS A. SCHOENHEIT
Augustus A. Schoenheit, manager of the drug and
manufacturing business established by his father, was born in San Jose August
21, 1872, and owes his education, business training and subsequent prominence
in the business world to the opportunities of his native town. After completing
the course in the Santa Clara College in 1892, and in 1893 took active
management of the drug business, with which he began to familiarize himself in
childhood. During the eleven years of his control many changes have been
brought about, the capacity of the plant has been increased and newer and more
expeditious methods have been adopted. In 1896 Mr. Schoenheit added a
department of photographic supplies, which, from a small beginning, has taken
on large proportions, and supplies a considerable yearly income. He represents
Eastman’s line of goods and carries everything required by people engaged in
the delightful art of photography. Mr. Schoenheit is a remarkably progressive
and energetic man, possessing shrewd business and general ability, and making
his influence felt in many departments of town life. He is the treasurer of the
San Jose branch of the National Association of Retail Druggists, and is a
member of the Merchants’ Association. In politics he is a Republican, and in
religion is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally he is connected
with San Jose Lodge No. 125, K. of P. Mr. Schoenheit married, in San Jose,
Winifred MacLeod, a native of Somersville, Cal., and
daughter of Mrs. E. MacLeod, now of Cupertino. One child has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Schoenheit, Helen Marr. Mr. Schoenheit represents the sturdy,
honorable and capable young business men who owe their origin to Teutonic
parents, and who are enabled to expend their zeal in a sure and established
occupation. That his lines have fallen in fortunate and pleasant places cannot
be denied, but that his opportunities are as great as those of his sire along
experimental and humanitarian lines is a truism equally worthy of attention.
Transcribed By: Cecelia M. Setty.
Source: History of the State of California & Biographical Record of Coast
Counties, California by Prof. J. M. Guinn, A. M., Page 1319. The Chapman
Publishing Co., Chicago, 1904.
© 2016 Cecelia M. Setty.