W. A. Hawley

William Augustus Hawley (January 16, 1863 – March 18, 1920) was a Santa Barbara businessman and writer who served as representative from California's 74th State Assembly district for the 1890–1891 term.[1] Born in San Francisco,[2] Hawley attended Yale University, and would have been class of 1885, but left after his third year and did not graduate.[1] He moved to California with his family in the 1880s,[2] where he and his brother started out selling wagons, buggies, and farm equipment.[3] Together with his father and brothers, Hawley developed the Hawley Heights neighborhood of Santa Barbara and owned the Veronica Springs water company.[1] In later life he wrote three books: a travelogue, a guide to oriental rugs, and a history of the Santa Barbara area.[1] He also "personally superintended the building of La Cumbre trail".[2] Hawley was buried in California.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Necrology". Yale Alumni Weekly. Vol. XXIX, no. 29. New Haven, Conn. April 9, 1920. p. 674.
  2. ^ a b c "Walter Hawley Dies Suddenly in this City". The Morning Press. March 19, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. ^ "Farming Implements!". The Morning Press. September 10, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ^ "Entry for Walter Augustus Hawley and Walter Nicolas Hawley, 20 March 1920". California Deaths and Burials, 1776–2000. FamilySearch.