Yolo County
Biographies
A. J. NICKERSON
Throughout
the period of his residence in Davis, A. J. Nickerson has manifested a spirit
of helpfulness and devotion to the common good and is now capably filling the
office of councilman. A native of
California, he was born in Altamont, Alameda County, May 16, 1892, and was
accorded the advantages of a public education.
He worked on the home ranch until he reached the age of twenty and in
1912 entered business life as an employee in the signal department of the
Southern Pacific Railroad. Since 1916 he
has made his home in Davis, taking an active part in commercial, civic and
political affairs. With W. L. Warner as
a partner, he engaged in business under the style of the Sacramento Auto Truck
Company until 1922, when he withdrew from the organization and entered the ice
transfer and fuel business in Davis. To
the management of his interest he brought initiative, sound judgment and
executive capacity, and prospered in both undertakings. As a member of the city council he takes a
leading part in its proceedings, being at the head of the board of street
commissioners, and is doing much constructive work in this connection.
Mr.
Nickerson was united in marriage to Miss Alice Bowrich, who was born in
Winters, Yolo County, California, and they now have two sons, Thomas Andrew and
John Allen, aged respectively nine and seven years. The Rotary Club of Davis numbers Mr.
Nickerson among its charter members and he is also a director of the organization,
whose motto of “Service before Self” is exemplified in his daily life. He has labored untiringly and effectively on
behalf of his community and has long been accounted a valuable addition to the
citizenship of Davis.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Wooldridge, J.W.Major History of Sacramento Valley
California, Vol. 2 Pages 413-414. Pioneer Historical
Publishing Co. Chicago 1931.
© 2010 Gerald Iaquinta.
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