San Francisco County
Biographies
W. D. HOBRO
W. D. HOBRO, one of the most self-reliant and successful
business men of San Francisco, is an adopted citizen of this country, his
birth-place having been Worcester, England. There he was reared and trained in
the business he has conducted with so much energy and intelligence since coming
to America. When he attained his majority he bade farewell to the scenes of his
childhood, and sailed over the sea to the New World, where he hoped to find
better opportunities of making a place for himself in the business circles of
the country. This was in 1868, and immediately after his arrival in New York city he came to this city. He was in the employ of Edward
Dana, on Kearny street, for a short time, and then
opened an establishment on Washington street which he conducted in his own
name. For more than twenty years he has been actively engaged in plumbing and
gas-fitting. During this period there have been great improvements in the
methods and principles of sanitary plumbing, and more intelligent attention is
given to this than to any other department of residence improvement. Mr. Hobro occupies two stores, and employs from twenty to
twenty-five men. He has built up a large and reliable patronage, and had taken
a leading place in this important industry.
He is a member
of the Masonic fraternity, the I. O. O. F., the Knights of Honor, and of the
Master Plumbers’ Association. His high achievements in a commercial way have
been entirely due to his own persevering efforts, and he is reaping the reward
of many years of faithful and conscientious labor.
Transcribed
by Elaine Sturdevant.
Source: "The
© 2006 Elaine Sturdevant.