Anthony Chabot

Anthony Chabot
Anthony Chabot
Born(1813-08-13)13 August 1813
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Died6 January 1888(1888-01-06) (aged 74)
Oakland, California
Occupation(s)businessman and entrepreneur

Anthony Chabot (/ʃəˈb/; August 13, 1813 – January 6, 1888) was a nineteenth-century businessman and entrepreneur, notable for his contribution to developing hydraulic mining and for building water systems, especially in the Bay Area, so much that he became known as the "Water King".[1]

  1. ^ Burgess, Sherwood D. (1992). The Water King: Anthony Chabot, His Life and Times. Agaccess. ISBN 0-932857-04-3.