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GEORGE P. HENERY
A native son, full of the genuine
spirit of Americanism, and a capable and efficient employee, is George P.
Henery, the secretary and treasurer of the Clark & Henery Construction
Company of Stockton. He was born in
Napa, California, on November 22, 1875, the son of William and Almira (Porter)
Henery, both natives of Ohio. William
Henery located in Napa in 1874 and the following year he removed to Stockton
and became the chief engineer on a river steamer for the California Navigation
& Improvement Company, his period of service covering some twenty-five
years. The parents are both residing in
Oakland, where Mr. Henery has retired.
George P. Henery attended the public
schools of Stockton and was graduated from the Stockton High School with the
Class of ’95. He then took a trip to
Panama and for the next five years was engaged in the coffee and chocolate
industry. Returning then to Stockton,
Mr. Henery became purser in the employ of the California Navigation and
Improvement Company on steamers running between Stockton and San Francisco,
remaining with that company until 1906.
He then accepted a position as bookkeeper for the Clark & Henery
Construction Company and has steadily and capably worked himself up until he is
now the secretary and treasurer of the large concern which does business all
over the western coast.
The marriage of George P. Henery
united him with Miss Hazel Moore, a native daughter of Stockton and daughter of
John Moore, well-known in political circles in San Joaquin County. Mr. and Mrs. Henery have two children, Susan
and Billy. Mr. Henery is a member of
Stockton Lodge No. 218, B. P. O. Elks; San Joaquin Lodge No. 19, F. & A.
M., and of the Yosemite Club. He is a
man of strong and forceful character, enterprising and public spirited, and
enjoys the respect and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact in business
and social circles.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1235-1236. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V.
Gerald
Iaquinta.
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