H.
E. McBride was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, in 1842, the son of Iowa pioneers. His father was a merchant, and his death
occurred in the early ‘50s.
Mr.
McBride attended school in his native State, and in 1858 came with his mother
to California. Here he completed his
education, graduating at the State Normal School in 1863. The following year he engaged in teaching,
in which profession he continued several years; was vice-principal of the
Washington grammar school and the youngest teacher in the department.
Turning
his attention to the study of law, he went East and entered the Harvard Law
School, where he completed a course of study.
In 1872 he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of California,
and since that time has been engaged in practice in the courts of city and
State. He was the original attorney in
the Mussel Slough land litigation in both the civil and criminal suits,
extending over a period of years. While
engaged in a general civil practice, he gives much attention to real estate law
and lands. His political views are in
harmony with Republican principles, but he has no taste for office.
Transcribed by Donna
L. Becker
Source: "The Bay
of San Francisco," Vol. 1, pages 575, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
©
2004 Donna L. Becker.