San Francisco County
Biographies
ROBERT
MUNSON
With the exception of the period devoted to service in the World war, Robert Munson has been continuously identified with public affairs since 1907 and his is the record of an orderly progression that has brought him to the office of chief deputy clerk of San Francisco county. He was born in San Francisco, June 3, 1891, and is a son of Grant L. and Alice (Mulcrevy) Munson, the latter now deceased. His father was born in Auburn, Placer county, California, and was there reared and educated. As a young man he was employed as a typesetter, afterward becoming a marriage license clerk, and has continued in that capacity for a quarter of a century. He is a republican and has been active in behalf of the party.
Robert Munson, an only child, was a pupil in parochial and public schools of San Francisco and also attended Sacred Heart College. At the age of sixteen he started out to earn a livelihood, working for a time as a clerk in a grocery store, and in 1907 entered the office of the county clerk. He was first a copyist and was next employed in the criminal department of the hall of justice. There he remained until his enlistment in the army and with the Ninety-first Division was in training at Camp Lewis, Washington. With this outfit he went overseas July 14, 1918, and was on duty in England, France and Belgium, becoming a sergeant in the personnel department of the Three Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment of Field Artillery. He was with the Army of Occupation in Germany and returned to the United States in 1919, receiving an honorable discharge on April 25 of that year. After taking a vacation of six months Mr. Munson entered the service of the city and county of San Francisco as clerk of the probate court under Judge Dunne, department nine, later working under Judge Ward in the civil department, of which he was subsequently made superintendent. On the death of Milton Davis, Mr. Munson was appointed chief deputy county clerk and has met every requirement of the office. Years of experience have given him a detailed knowledge of the work and his important duties are conscientiously and efficiently performed. He is serving under County Clerk Harry I. Mulcrevy, who is the brother of Mrs. Alice (Mulcrevy) Munson and is mentioned on another page of this work.
On the 29th of May, 1920, Mr. Munson was married to Miss Doretta Moyles, who was born in San Francisco and is a daughter of Owen and Julia Moyles. Her parents came to this country from Ireland and the father is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Munson have three children: Alice Ann, who was born April 24, 1921; Robert, Jr., born in October, 1926; and Betty Lou, born December 4, 1928. They are natives of San Francisco and the eldest child is in school. The parents are communicants of St. Monica’s Roman Catholic Church and Mrs. Munson is active in its work. In politics Mr. Munson is a republican and his fraternal affiliations are with the Elks and the Eagles. He is secretary of the Ninety-first Division Association and a past president of the Three Hundred and Forty-seventh Field Artillery Association. He also belongs to Zane Irwin Post, No. 93, of the American Legion and to Olympus Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West. For recreation he turns to swimming and also enjoys a game of baseball. His residence is at 554 Twenty-second Avenue, San Francisco. Thorough, dependable and energetic, Mr. Munson has given his best efforts to every task that he has undertaken and owes his advancement to proved ability and worth.
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 194-196.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
GOLDEN NUGGET'S SAN
FRANCISCO BIOGRAPIES