San
Joaquin County
Biographies
JAMES SANGUINETTI
A business man of Lodi who
thoroughly understands the problems of his field is James Sanguinetti, the
wide-awake employee of the Union Oil Company at Lodi, California. He was born in the town of Elliott,
Sacramento County, on November 11, 1888, a son of Steve and Mary (Silva)
Sanguinetti, both born and reared in Italy.
His father came to the United States at the age of eighteen years, and
upon his arrival in California located in the farming district of Elliott. Later he sold his property, and now resides
on his vineyard near the Huston School.
There are seven children in the family:
Gus A., residing at Lodi; Fred J., on the home ranch; James, of this
sketch; Tillie, now Mrs. Herbert Merz, of Stockton; Lena, a trained nurse
residing in Stockton; Addie, Mrs. Thomas Mulcahy, of San Francisco; and Alvena,
Mrs. E. Clancy, of Acampo.
James Sanguinetti attended the
Elliott grammar school, and at the age of fifteen began to work on his father’s
ranch, where he remained for ten years.
Then he entered the oil business, first as a truck driver for the Union
Oil Company and afterwards as truck driver for the Shell Oil Company. His advancement to the position of manager
for this latter company came after six months’ time, and during the five years
of his efficient management, the business increased steadily. In the fall of 1922, Mr. Sanguinetti again
became an employee of the Union Oil Company.
The marriage of Mr. Sanguinetti in
1914 united him with Miss Hazel Dutschke, a native of
California; and they are the parents of two children, James M. and Mary E. He is chaplain of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, No. 848, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1147. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Biographies
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Genealogy
Databases