San Francisco County
Biographies
HENRY
ACH
HENRY ACH is the
partner of Joseph M. Rothchild, attorney, San
Francisco. This firm has doubtless as large a commercial practice as any
in San Francisco, and this has been built up in a proportionally short
period. It is not to be doubted that their business came to them
naturally, owing to the favorable impression created by a
knowledge of their ability and industry among the business men of this
city, and was not the result of forced growth.
Mr. Ach is one of the
youngest of our successful native lawyers, and yet he has been in the practice
of his profession now for about fourteen years. He made his first mark in
life in Portland, Oregon, and since that time his industry has advanced him
more rapidly than is ordinarily the case. His father was a prominent
merchant in pioneer times, commencing here as early as 1850, in conducting a
successful wholesale house in the boot and shoe trade. He was burned out
in the great fire of May, 1851, losing all, as there was no insurance here in
those days; nevertheless, he continued in business here a number of years
afterward. In 1860, with his family, he removed to Portland, Oregon, and
built up a fine trade there.
In Portland Mr. Henry
Ach was educated, completing his school course at college, with high honor
and making unusually rapid progress with his studies. He studied law in
the office of Whalley & Fechheimr,
of that city, one of the best-known firms of that State, was admitted to the
bar by the Supreme court of that State in 1877, and
immediately taken in as a partner of the firm mentioned, the name assuming the
form of Whalley, Fechheimer
& Ach. The head of the firm retiring in 1883, the name became Fechheimer & Ach, and so continued until the death of
Mr. Fechheimer in 1885. After that Mr. Ach
entered partnership with Hon. George H. Williams, es-Attorney-General,
and C. E. S. Wood, under the firm name of Williams, Ach & Wood. The
wider field and greater scope afforded by San Francisco finally induced Mr. Ach
to come here, in January, 1886. For a year longer, however, he continued
his Portland partnership, as it required that length of time to settle up the
business there. In this city Mr. Ach entered into partnership with Mr. Rothchild shortly after arriving here.
In Portland Mr. Ach
was engaged in many important actions in the Federal and State Courts. In
connection with some of these he has appeared before the Supreme Court at
Washington; indeed he has made several trips East in his law business. The
practice of the present firm is generally in civil suits. It is more
prominently known in commercial law, for the reason that it is retained by many
of the capitalists and leading mercantile houses. It is noted for its
promptness and carefulness.
In politics Mr. Ach
has so far taken but little part, other than to exercise his right of
citizenship in voting. He is married and has one son.
Transcribed
by 9-4-06 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: "The Bay of San
Francisco," Vol. 2, Pages 334-335,
Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
©
2006 Marilyn R. Pankey.