from: The Evening News; Date: 08-29-1916; Volume: 67; Page: 5; San Jose, California:
FRENCH - In Pacific Grove, Cal., August 27, 1916, Henry French, beloved husband of Rebecca French, father of Mary A. French, Mrs. Beatrice French Bolt, N. Nelson French, John W. French and Cordelia French, a native of Camelford, Cornwall, England, aged 64 years.
from: San Jose Mercury Herald; Date: 08-28-1916; Volume: XCI; Issue: 59; Page: [1]; Location: San Jose, California (continued on page 12):
HENRY FRENCH OF
SAN JOSE IS DEAD
-----
Prominent Citizen of This City
Dies From Heart Failure
at Pacific Grove,
-----
Polled Record Number of Votes
on Prohibition Ticket in the
Fight for Governor
-----
typical to the Mercury Herald.
MONTEREY, AUG 27 - Henry W.
French, pioneer resident of San Jose,
passed away suddenly on the beach
at Pacific Grove at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
Mr. French, according to his cus-
tom, attended the morning service
at the Methodist church accompanied
by two of his grandchildren, leav-
ing, however, before the close of the
service. He appeared well enough
at luncheon, after which he and his
grandchildren started for the beach,
Mrs. French promising to follow.
Arriving at the tea garden Mr.
French rested on the stone steps, the
little girl, meanwhile, going down
on to the sands. Suddenly ac-
quaintances nearby noticed Mr.
French apparently struggling for
breath and they summoned Dr. Yates
who was on the beach, but it was too
late, and in a few moments, he was
dead. The Rev. Dr. Frank Kline
Baker, pastor of the Methodist
church and a friend of the family,
was called. He responded at once
but could do nothing and returned to
the French home to break the sad
news to Mrs. French and members of
the family.
A local undertaker will prepare
the body for shipment to San Jose
on the 8 o'clock train tomorrow
morning, the remains being accom-
panied by the whole family.
-----
The painfully sudden death of
Henry French yesterday afternoon at
Pacific Grove has removed from the
community one who was born to lead
his fellow men. His long associa-
tions with the city had given him
an ascendancy over its citizens which
very few indeed could claim to share.
He was one of those whose purity of
motive and singleness of purpose
gave him a courage in following
what he considered to be his mis-
sion in life that made him stand out
as one of the fine characters of his
generation. Few men have known
how to attain prominence in public
life and never to lose that upright-
ness and integrity which distinguish-
ed Henry French whether in the
stress of public activities or in the
privacy of his own home.
Sudden Death
Death summoned him as he talked
with tow of his little grandchildren
on the sands. He had been nearly
three weeks at the summer cottage
on his little estate in Pacific Grove.
The time was spent in the midst of
his children and grandchildren, an
ideal time of relaxation such as none
knew better how to enjoy. He felt
well and happy, his bouyant
spirits infecting all who were near
him. He rejoiced in having all his
family by him, for his daughter, Mrs.
Beatrice Bolt, had returned only a
few weeks past with her husband,
Dr. Richard Bolt, after some years'
absence in China. But his heart was
uncertain, it had troubled him during
the exposition and he complained that
it was not steady. But the end
came without warning and the family
could hardly believe that their be-
loved head had gone from them.
His Native Land
He was not a great age, being
born in 1851 in the quaint old seaside town
of Camelford in the county of Corn-
Wall, England, and he was looking
forward to many years of active in-
terest in the affairs of the com-
munity. He had no anxieties save
the one great trouble of the Euro-
pean war, which prayed upon his
mind more than many would con-
ceive, for he was an Englishman, had
served ten years in the the English navy
and the sorrows of those in his na-
tive land distressed him. He would
read and re-read every word of the
war reports in his morning paper,
sometimes he could talk of nothing
else on these occasions.
His wife, formerly Miss Rebecca
Tretheway, was also a native of
Cornwall. It was there that she met
her future husband, and some time
after her parents had brought her
with them over to America to take
up land in the San Joaquin valley, he
came over after her and they were
married at Lockford in the valley in
1876.
Public Life
For 25 years Mr. French has oc-
cupied an official position in the
Methodist Episcopal church, being
also superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday school for many years. He
was also one of the main supporters
of the Methodist camping ground in
Pacific Grove. In 1896 he had the
honor of being chosen a delegate of
the Methodist church to the confer-
ence at Cleveland, Ohio, that being
the same year in which he went as
(Concluded on Page Twelve)
(Continued from Page One)
special correspondent of the Exam-
iner to the Republican convention at
St. Louis in 1896. In 1894 he ran for
the governorship of California on the
Prohibitionist ticket with Gen. John
Bidwell, polling the largest number
of votes every recorded for a candi-
date on this ticket.
First Secretary Y. M. C. A.
When the Y. M. C. A. opened in
San Jose lmany years ago, Mr. French
held the position of first secretary of
that institution, the office in those
days being homorary. He was asso-
ciated with Henry McCoy, now con-
nected with the institution in San
Francisco.
For many years he conducted a
grocery business in South First
street below his present office, dur-
ing which time he continued his law
studies at Stanford university, grad-
uating there in 1897 and subse-
quently setting up practice as an
attorney in the French building,
which he has continued ever since.
Mr. French leaves a widow and
five children - Mary Arthur French,
Annie Cordelia French and Mrs.
Beatrice French Bolt, whose husband,
Dr. A. Richard Bolt, has been for five
years connected with the Indemnity
college of Pekin, China. The two
sons are Henry Nelson French, an
attorney in Sacramento and John
Warren French, a representative of
the National Biscuit company, who
has married and has a residence ad-
joining the family orchard at Willow
and Delmas, which has been in their
hands for 25 years.
FRENCH - In Pacific Grove, Cal., August 27, 1916, Henry French, beloved husband of Rebecca French, father of Mary A. French, Mrs. Beatrice French Bolt, N. Nelson French, John W. French and Cordelia French, a native of Camelford, Cornwall, England, aged 64 years.
from: San Jose Mercury Herald; Date: 08-28-1916; Volume: XCI; Issue: 59; Page: [1]; Location: San Jose, California (continued on page 12):
HENRY FRENCH OF
SAN JOSE IS DEAD
-----
Prominent Citizen of This City
Dies From Heart Failure
at Pacific Grove,
-----
Polled Record Number of Votes
on Prohibition Ticket in the
Fight for Governor
-----
typical to the Mercury Herald.
MONTEREY, AUG 27 - Henry W.
French, pioneer resident of San Jose,
passed away suddenly on the beach
at Pacific Grove at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
Mr. French, according to his cus-
tom, attended the morning service
at the Methodist church accompanied
by two of his grandchildren, leav-
ing, however, before the close of the
service. He appeared well enough
at luncheon, after which he and his
grandchildren started for the beach,
Mrs. French promising to follow.
Arriving at the tea garden Mr.
French rested on the stone steps, the
little girl, meanwhile, going down
on to the sands. Suddenly ac-
quaintances nearby noticed Mr.
French apparently struggling for
breath and they summoned Dr. Yates
who was on the beach, but it was too
late, and in a few moments, he was
dead. The Rev. Dr. Frank Kline
Baker, pastor of the Methodist
church and a friend of the family,
was called. He responded at once
but could do nothing and returned to
the French home to break the sad
news to Mrs. French and members of
the family.
A local undertaker will prepare
the body for shipment to San Jose
on the 8 o'clock train tomorrow
morning, the remains being accom-
panied by the whole family.
-----
The painfully sudden death of
Henry French yesterday afternoon at
Pacific Grove has removed from the
community one who was born to lead
his fellow men. His long associa-
tions with the city had given him
an ascendancy over its citizens which
very few indeed could claim to share.
He was one of those whose purity of
motive and singleness of purpose
gave him a courage in following
what he considered to be his mis-
sion in life that made him stand out
as one of the fine characters of his
generation. Few men have known
how to attain prominence in public
life and never to lose that upright-
ness and integrity which distinguish-
ed Henry French whether in the
stress of public activities or in the
privacy of his own home.
Sudden Death
Death summoned him as he talked
with tow of his little grandchildren
on the sands. He had been nearly
three weeks at the summer cottage
on his little estate in Pacific Grove.
The time was spent in the midst of
his children and grandchildren, an
ideal time of relaxation such as none
knew better how to enjoy. He felt
well and happy, his bouyant
spirits infecting all who were near
him. He rejoiced in having all his
family by him, for his daughter, Mrs.
Beatrice Bolt, had returned only a
few weeks past with her husband,
Dr. Richard Bolt, after some years'
absence in China. But his heart was
uncertain, it had troubled him during
the exposition and he complained that
it was not steady. But the end
came without warning and the family
could hardly believe that their be-
loved head had gone from them.
His Native Land
He was not a great age, being
born in 1851 in the quaint old seaside town
of Camelford in the county of Corn-
Wall, England, and he was looking
forward to many years of active in-
terest in the affairs of the com-
munity. He had no anxieties save
the one great trouble of the Euro-
pean war, which prayed upon his
mind more than many would con-
ceive, for he was an Englishman, had
served ten years in the the English navy
and the sorrows of those in his na-
tive land distressed him. He would
read and re-read every word of the
war reports in his morning paper,
sometimes he could talk of nothing
else on these occasions.
His wife, formerly Miss Rebecca
Tretheway, was also a native of
Cornwall. It was there that she met
her future husband, and some time
after her parents had brought her
with them over to America to take
up land in the San Joaquin valley, he
came over after her and they were
married at Lockford in the valley in
1876.
Public Life
For 25 years Mr. French has oc-
cupied an official position in the
Methodist Episcopal church, being
also superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday school for many years. He
was also one of the main supporters
of the Methodist camping ground in
Pacific Grove. In 1896 he had the
honor of being chosen a delegate of
the Methodist church to the confer-
ence at Cleveland, Ohio, that being
the same year in which he went as
(Concluded on Page Twelve)
(Continued from Page One)
special correspondent of the Exam-
iner to the Republican convention at
St. Louis in 1896. In 1894 he ran for
the governorship of California on the
Prohibitionist ticket with Gen. John
Bidwell, polling the largest number
of votes every recorded for a candi-
date on this ticket.
First Secretary Y. M. C. A.
When the Y. M. C. A. opened in
San Jose lmany years ago, Mr. French
held the position of first secretary of
that institution, the office in those
days being homorary. He was asso-
ciated with Henry McCoy, now con-
nected with the institution in San
Francisco.
For many years he conducted a
grocery business in South First
street below his present office, dur-
ing which time he continued his law
studies at Stanford university, grad-
uating there in 1897 and subse-
quently setting up practice as an
attorney in the French building,
which he has continued ever since.
Mr. French leaves a widow and
five children - Mary Arthur French,
Annie Cordelia French and Mrs.
Beatrice French Bolt, whose husband,
Dr. A. Richard Bolt, has been for five
years connected with the Indemnity
college of Pekin, China. The two
sons are Henry Nelson French, an
attorney in Sacramento and John
Warren French, a representative of
the National Biscuit company, who
has married and has a residence ad-
joining the family orchard at Willow
and Delmas, which has been in their
hands for 25 years.
from: The Evening News; Date: 08-29-1916; Volume: 67; Page: 5; San Jose, California:
FRENCH - In Pacific Grove, Cal., August 27, 1916, Henry French, beloved husband of Rebecca French, father of Mary A. French, Mrs. Beatrice French Bolt, N. Nelson French, John W. French and Cordelia French, a native of Camelford, Cornwall, England, aged 64 years.
from: San Jose Mercury Herald; Date: 08-28-1916; Volume: XCI; Issue: 59; Page: [1]; Location: San Jose, California (continued on page 12):
HENRY FRENCH OF
SAN JOSE IS DEAD
-----
Prominent Citizen of This City
Dies From Heart Failure
at Pacific Grove,
-----
Polled Record Number of Votes
on Prohibition Ticket in the
Fight for Governor
-----
typical to the Mercury Herald.
MONTEREY, AUG 27 - Henry W.
French, pioneer resident of San Jose,
passed away suddenly on the beach
at Pacific Grove at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
Mr. French, according to his cus-
tom, attended the morning service
at the Methodist church accompanied
by two of his grandchildren, leav-
ing, however, before the close of the
service. He appeared well enough
at luncheon, after which he and his
grandchildren started for the beach,
Mrs. French promising to follow.
Arriving at the tea garden Mr.
French rested on the stone steps, the
little girl, meanwhile, going down
on to the sands. Suddenly ac-
quaintances nearby noticed Mr.
French apparently struggling for
breath and they summoned Dr. Yates
who was on the beach, but it was too
late, and in a few moments, he was
dead. The Rev. Dr. Frank Kline
Baker, pastor of the Methodist
church and a friend of the family,
was called. He responded at once
but could do nothing and returned to
the French home to break the sad
news to Mrs. French and members of
the family.
A local undertaker will prepare
the body for shipment to San Jose
on the 8 o'clock train tomorrow
morning, the remains being accom-
panied by the whole family.
-----
The painfully sudden death of
Henry French yesterday afternoon at
Pacific Grove has removed from the
community one who was born to lead
his fellow men. His long associa-
tions with the city had given him
an ascendancy over its citizens which
very few indeed could claim to share.
He was one of those whose purity of
motive and singleness of purpose
gave him a courage in following
what he considered to be his mis-
sion in life that made him stand out
as one of the fine characters of his
generation. Few men have known
how to attain prominence in public
life and never to lose that upright-
ness and integrity which distinguish-
ed Henry French whether in the
stress of public activities or in the
privacy of his own home.
Sudden Death
Death summoned him as he talked
with tow of his little grandchildren
on the sands. He had been nearly
three weeks at the summer cottage
on his little estate in Pacific Grove.
The time was spent in the midst of
his children and grandchildren, an
ideal time of relaxation such as none
knew better how to enjoy. He felt
well and happy, his bouyant
spirits infecting all who were near
him. He rejoiced in having all his
family by him, for his daughter, Mrs.
Beatrice Bolt, had returned only a
few weeks past with her husband,
Dr. Richard Bolt, after some years'
absence in China. But his heart was
uncertain, it had troubled him during
the exposition and he complained that
it was not steady. But the end
came without warning and the family
could hardly believe that their be-
loved head had gone from them.
His Native Land
He was not a great age, being
born in 1851 in the quaint old seaside town
of Camelford in the county of Corn-
Wall, England, and he was looking
forward to many years of active in-
terest in the affairs of the com-
munity. He had no anxieties save
the one great trouble of the Euro-
pean war, which prayed upon his
mind more than many would con-
ceive, for he was an Englishman, had
served ten years in the the English navy
and the sorrows of those in his na-
tive land distressed him. He would
read and re-read every word of the
war reports in his morning paper,
sometimes he could talk of nothing
else on these occasions.
His wife, formerly Miss Rebecca
Tretheway, was also a native of
Cornwall. It was there that she met
her future husband, and some time
after her parents had brought her
with them over to America to take
up land in the San Joaquin valley, he
came over after her and they were
married at Lockford in the valley in
1876.
Public Life
For 25 years Mr. French has oc-
cupied an official position in the
Methodist Episcopal church, being
also superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday school for many years. He
was also one of the main supporters
of the Methodist camping ground in
Pacific Grove. In 1896 he had the
honor of being chosen a delegate of
the Methodist church to the confer-
ence at Cleveland, Ohio, that being
the same year in which he went as
(Concluded on Page Twelve)
(Continued from Page One)
special correspondent of the Exam-
iner to the Republican convention at
St. Louis in 1896. In 1894 he ran for
the governorship of California on the
Prohibitionist ticket with Gen. John
Bidwell, polling the largest number
of votes every recorded for a candi-
date on this ticket.
First Secretary Y. M. C. A.
When the Y. M. C. A. opened in
San Jose lmany years ago, Mr. French
held the position of first secretary of
that institution, the office in those
days being homorary. He was asso-
ciated with Henry McCoy, now con-
nected with the institution in San
Francisco.
For many years he conducted a
grocery business in South First
street below his present office, dur-
ing which time he continued his law
studies at Stanford university, grad-
uating there in 1897 and subse-
quently setting up practice as an
attorney in the French building,
which he has continued ever since.
Mr. French leaves a widow and
five children - Mary Arthur French,
Annie Cordelia French and Mrs.
Beatrice French Bolt, whose husband,
Dr. A. Richard Bolt, has been for five
years connected with the Indemnity
college of Pekin, China. The two
sons are Henry Nelson French, an
attorney in Sacramento and John
Warren French, a representative of
the National Biscuit company, who
has married and has a residence ad-
joining the family orchard at Willow
and Delmas, which has been in their
hands for 25 years.
FRENCH - In Pacific Grove, Cal., August 27, 1916, Henry French, beloved husband of Rebecca French, father of Mary A. French, Mrs. Beatrice French Bolt, N. Nelson French, John W. French and Cordelia French, a native of Camelford, Cornwall, England, aged 64 years.
from: San Jose Mercury Herald; Date: 08-28-1916; Volume: XCI; Issue: 59; Page: [1]; Location: San Jose, California (continued on page 12):
HENRY FRENCH OF
SAN JOSE IS DEAD
-----
Prominent Citizen of This City
Dies From Heart Failure
at Pacific Grove,
-----
Polled Record Number of Votes
on Prohibition Ticket in the
Fight for Governor
-----
typical to the Mercury Herald.
MONTEREY, AUG 27 - Henry W.
French, pioneer resident of San Jose,
passed away suddenly on the beach
at Pacific Grove at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
Mr. French, according to his cus-
tom, attended the morning service
at the Methodist church accompanied
by two of his grandchildren, leav-
ing, however, before the close of the
service. He appeared well enough
at luncheon, after which he and his
grandchildren started for the beach,
Mrs. French promising to follow.
Arriving at the tea garden Mr.
French rested on the stone steps, the
little girl, meanwhile, going down
on to the sands. Suddenly ac-
quaintances nearby noticed Mr.
French apparently struggling for
breath and they summoned Dr. Yates
who was on the beach, but it was too
late, and in a few moments, he was
dead. The Rev. Dr. Frank Kline
Baker, pastor of the Methodist
church and a friend of the family,
was called. He responded at once
but could do nothing and returned to
the French home to break the sad
news to Mrs. French and members of
the family.
A local undertaker will prepare
the body for shipment to San Jose
on the 8 o'clock train tomorrow
morning, the remains being accom-
panied by the whole family.
-----
The painfully sudden death of
Henry French yesterday afternoon at
Pacific Grove has removed from the
community one who was born to lead
his fellow men. His long associa-
tions with the city had given him
an ascendancy over its citizens which
very few indeed could claim to share.
He was one of those whose purity of
motive and singleness of purpose
gave him a courage in following
what he considered to be his mis-
sion in life that made him stand out
as one of the fine characters of his
generation. Few men have known
how to attain prominence in public
life and never to lose that upright-
ness and integrity which distinguish-
ed Henry French whether in the
stress of public activities or in the
privacy of his own home.
Sudden Death
Death summoned him as he talked
with tow of his little grandchildren
on the sands. He had been nearly
three weeks at the summer cottage
on his little estate in Pacific Grove.
The time was spent in the midst of
his children and grandchildren, an
ideal time of relaxation such as none
knew better how to enjoy. He felt
well and happy, his bouyant
spirits infecting all who were near
him. He rejoiced in having all his
family by him, for his daughter, Mrs.
Beatrice Bolt, had returned only a
few weeks past with her husband,
Dr. Richard Bolt, after some years'
absence in China. But his heart was
uncertain, it had troubled him during
the exposition and he complained that
it was not steady. But the end
came without warning and the family
could hardly believe that their be-
loved head had gone from them.
His Native Land
He was not a great age, being
born in 1851 in the quaint old seaside town
of Camelford in the county of Corn-
Wall, England, and he was looking
forward to many years of active in-
terest in the affairs of the com-
munity. He had no anxieties save
the one great trouble of the Euro-
pean war, which prayed upon his
mind more than many would con-
ceive, for he was an Englishman, had
served ten years in the the English navy
and the sorrows of those in his na-
tive land distressed him. He would
read and re-read every word of the
war reports in his morning paper,
sometimes he could talk of nothing
else on these occasions.
His wife, formerly Miss Rebecca
Tretheway, was also a native of
Cornwall. It was there that she met
her future husband, and some time
after her parents had brought her
with them over to America to take
up land in the San Joaquin valley, he
came over after her and they were
married at Lockford in the valley in
1876.
Public Life
For 25 years Mr. French has oc-
cupied an official position in the
Methodist Episcopal church, being
also superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday school for many years. He
was also one of the main supporters
of the Methodist camping ground in
Pacific Grove. In 1896 he had the
honor of being chosen a delegate of
the Methodist church to the confer-
ence at Cleveland, Ohio, that being
the same year in which he went as
(Concluded on Page Twelve)
(Continued from Page One)
special correspondent of the Exam-
iner to the Republican convention at
St. Louis in 1896. In 1894 he ran for
the governorship of California on the
Prohibitionist ticket with Gen. John
Bidwell, polling the largest number
of votes every recorded for a candi-
date on this ticket.
First Secretary Y. M. C. A.
When the Y. M. C. A. opened in
San Jose lmany years ago, Mr. French
held the position of first secretary of
that institution, the office in those
days being homorary. He was asso-
ciated with Henry McCoy, now con-
nected with the institution in San
Francisco.
For many years he conducted a
grocery business in South First
street below his present office, dur-
ing which time he continued his law
studies at Stanford university, grad-
uating there in 1897 and subse-
quently setting up practice as an
attorney in the French building,
which he has continued ever since.
Mr. French leaves a widow and
five children - Mary Arthur French,
Annie Cordelia French and Mrs.
Beatrice French Bolt, whose husband,
Dr. A. Richard Bolt, has been for five
years connected with the Indemnity
college of Pekin, China. The two
sons are Henry Nelson French, an
attorney in Sacramento and John
Warren French, a representative of
the National Biscuit company, who
has married and has a residence ad-
joining the family orchard at Willow
and Delmas, which has been in their
hands for 25 years.
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