San Joaquin
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HENRY COFFIN
SHAW
The following sketch is a truthful tribute to
one who has been closely identified with the development of our State.
There are in every community
unassuming men who have an innate modesty and sensitive nature, who avoid
public honors and office. This is characteristic of the whole life of Mr. Shaw.
During a long and successful career as a merchant he has gained an enviable
reputation as an upright, generous and public-spirited citizen. He has been
urged frequently to accept office, and has persistently refused, although at
one time an active member of the State militia. He is a member of the Stockton
Lodge No. O. F. and A. M., and a very popular member of the Knights Templar.
His high sense of honor, forbearance, and universal
generosity among his neighbors, have given him a popularity and respect
that is seldom accorded to a person in the common walks of life. He is a fine
specimen of physical and mental manhood, commanding presence, an great influence in the local affairs of this section of
our State.
Transcribed By: Cecelia M. Setty.
Source: “Illustrated
Fraternal Directory Including Educational Institutions on the Pacific Coast”,
Page 49, Publ. Bancroft Co., San Francisco. Cal. 1890.
© 2013 Cecelia M. Setty.
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