San Francisco County
Biographies
HENRY D. MORTON
HENRY D. MORTON was born in San Francisco, California, in 1862, and was educated in the public schools of his native city. He took a course at Heald’s Business College, and at the age of eighteen years he was employed as engineer on the Geary street railroad extension, where he remained one year; he was then appointed assistant superintendent of the Geary Street cable road, and later on was made superintendent. At the end of two a half years he was appointed superintendent of the Market street Cable system, and resigned his position to accept this offer; for two and a half years he filled this position with great credit to himself and profit to the road; then he resigned to accept a position with the old, established house of W. T. Garrett & Co.; being a stockholder in the organization, he was elected a member of the board of directors, and was also appointed manager of the iron- manufacturing department, in which 150 men are employed. This is one of the leading houses on the coast, and does an immense business in every line and department.
In
November, 1889, the Morton Special Delivery was established, the firm being
composed of Henry D. and William R. Morton. They opened a stable at
Mr.
Morton was married in
Transcribed by Kim Buck.
Source: "The Bay of San
Francisco," Vol. 2, Page 530, Lewis
Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2006 Kim Buck.