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LEON SCHWARTZ
Among the successful and esteemed
citizens of Stockton is Leon C. Schwartz, the genial and popular assistant
cashier of the Commercial and Savings Bank of Stockton. During the ten years that he has resided in
Stockton he has witnessed the phenomenal development of this part of the state,
and there is considerable satisfaction in the reflection that he has done his
share in promoting this progress and transformation. He was born in Jackson, California, September
12, 1894, a son of Theodore and Ella (Gilbert) Schwartz, both natives of
California, the father being of French descent.
The preliminary education of Mr. Schwartz was obtained in the public
schools of Jackson, supplemented by a business course at St. Mary’s College in
Oakland and further augmented by a course in stenography at Heald’s Business
College in Stockton. In 1912 he entered
the employ of the Commercial and Savings Bank as a stenographer and messenger, and during his years of service has been in every
department of the bank. He was promoted
from time to time until he now occupies the position of assistant cashier and
with the exception of the president, E. F. Harris, is the oldest employee of
this institution. His life has been an
industrious and useful one, and he has the satisfaction of knowing that he has
done the best he could, which has made him both prominent and influential in
business circles. He is a member of the
Stockton branch of the American Institute of Bankers, the Stockton B. P. O. Elks
No. 218, and the Stockton Parlor, N. S. G. W., No. 7, and the Anteros Club.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1179. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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