San Francisco County
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JEWEL
ALEXANDER
Jewel Alexander, a well known and successful attorney of San Francisco who specialize in insurance law, is a member of the firm of Redman, Alexander & Bacon, with offices at 333 Pine street. He was born in Watsonville, California, January 10, 1880, one of three children whose parents were David and Fritzie (Levy) Alexander, both of whom are deceased. The father came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1859, and the mother emigrated to the United States from Germany in her girlhood. David Alexander devoted his attention to merchandising throughout his active career.
Jewel Alexander began his education in the public schools of Watsonville. His boyhood ambition was to be a country store merchant and his first position was that of clerk in a general store. In 1897, following the completion of a high school course at the place of his nativity, he entered the University of California, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Letters in 1901. His professional training was received at the Harvard Law School, which in 1904 conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Returning to California, he became clerk in the San Francisco law office of L. A. Redman, internationally known insurance lawyer, whom he joined in a partnership relation in 1918. The firm of Redman & Alexander handled a vast amount of insurance litigation resulting from the fire of 1906 and won all but one case, which was eventually arbitrated. The senior partner died in 1929, but his name is still retained in the present firm style of Redman, Alexander & Bacon. Mr. Alexander has membership in the County, State and National Bar Associations and is widely recognized as one of the most able and learned insurance lawyers of his adopted city.
On the 24th of December, 1911, Mr. Alexander was united in marriage to Miss Judith Shirek, members of an old San Francisco family. They are the parents of two children, Jean and Patricia. The family residence is at 109 Walnut street, San Francisco.
Mr. Alexander gives his political support to the republican party, believing its principles most conducive to good government. He adheres to the Jewish faith and fraternally is identified with the Masonic order, while his name is also on the membership rolls of the Argonaut, Commercial and Commonwealth Clubs of San Francisco. He is fond of college track athletic events and records and keenly enjoys motoring in the country.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Byington, Lewis Francis, “History of
San Francisco 3 Vols”, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.,
Chicago, 1931. Vol. 2 Pages 159-160.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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