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E. P. DANFORTH
E.
P. Danforth, Naval Office of the Port of San Francisco, is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, born in 1855. He is a son of Edwin and Frances (Abbott) Danforth, who were descendants of one of the oldest and
most prominent families in New England. They came to the Pacific coast in 1859. Mr. Danforth, the
subject of this sketch, received his preparatory education here and completed
his school course at Andover, Massachusetts. After his return he engaged in business. For ten years he was a member of the Benicia
Tanning Company, subsequently the firm of E. P. Danforth
& Co. He afterward was associated
with Mr. Gilman until he was appointed to his present position as Naval Officer
by President Harrison, January 13, 1890. The firm of Gilman & Danforth were prominent warehousemen for a number of
years.
Transcribed by Donna L. Becker
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2,
page 119, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2005 Donna L.
Becker.
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