John C. Coleman

John C. Coleman
Member of the California State Senate
Personal details
Born(1823-08-09)August 9, 1823
Walton, Suffolk, England
DiedMarch 23, 1919(1919-03-23) (aged 95)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)Mary Lucretia Bush,
Persis Hannah Sibley
Children10
Occupationbusinessman and politician

John Crisp Coleman (August 9, 1823 – March 23, 1919) was a California mining, railroad, and public utility magnate, and served in the California State Senate.[1] He was the first President of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, President of the North Star Mine in Grass Valley, Vice President of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, and Vice President of California Street Cable.[2] He also served as director of the Pacific Rolling Mills, the Contra Costa Gas Company,[3] and the North Shore Railroad.[4]

  1. ^ Pen Portraits: Autobiographies of State Officers, Legislators, Prominent Business and Professional Men of the Capital of the State of California; Also of Newspaper Proprietors, Editors, and Members of the Corps Reportorial (Public domain ed.). Alta California Print. 1878. pp. 20–.
  2. ^ The Commercial & financial chronicle (Public domain ed.). William B. Dana Co. 1911. pp. 110–. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ^ Gas industry (Public domain ed.). Periodicals Pub. Co. 1918. pp. 191–. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. ^ The Railway age (Public domain ed.). 1902. pp. 100–. Retrieved 28 December 2011.