Jacob C. Bogart
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Jacob C. Bogart was a ship captain and American
Democratic politician
from San Diego, California
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Jacob Bogart was born c. 1820 in New Jersey.
Captain J. C. Bogart first visited San Diego in 1834 on the ship Black Warrior.
He then served as an agent for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at La Playa area of San Diego.
He says of his first visit:
After a steady stream of people started to travel to San Francisco
from Panama
during the California Gold Rush
, a coaling station was set up in San Diego.
Bogart was stationed in San Diego where he was in charge of a coak hulk Clarissa Andrews that was anchored in San Diego Bay
.
Lt. George Derby
of the U.S. Topographical Engineers reported that in 1853 he saw "two crazy old hulks riding at anchor", one of them the Clarissa Andrews, filled with coal for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., "wherein dwells Captain Bogart, like a second Robinson Crusoe."
In 1852 Bogart planted a field of barley near La Playa, but the grain never ripened as the antelopes (which were in San Diego back then) and jack rabbits destroyed it all.
After settling in San Diego for a few years, Bogart became active in politics.
Bogart was elected to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, serving during 1858–1861.
Bogart was appointed President for the San Diego city Board of Trustees (informally called "Mayor") during 1859–1860.
Bogart was elected State Senator (Democratic) serving during 1862–1863.
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Democratic politician
Politician
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from San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
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Jacob Bogart was born c. 1820 in New Jersey.
Captain J. C. Bogart first visited San Diego in 1834 on the ship Black Warrior.
He then served as an agent for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at La Playa area of San Diego.
He says of his first visit:
- In 1834 it was good to see the hills about San Diego. Wild oats grew upon them to a height which reached above the head of a man on horseback. Cattle were abundant and rolling in fat. Whenever any of the crew of the whaler Black Warrior wished to use a horse, the animal was furnished by the native Californians for a whole day for a dollar. It made no difference if the rider pressed the horse to death, so he packed the saddle back. Horses were too plentiful to be a matter of any consequence.
After a steady stream of people started to travel to San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
from Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
during the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
, a coaling station was set up in San Diego.
Bogart was stationed in San Diego where he was in charge of a coak hulk Clarissa Andrews that was anchored in San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port adjacent to San Diego, California. It is 12 mi/19 km long, 1 mi/1.6 km–3 mi/4.8 km wide...
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Lt. George Derby
George Derby
For the baseball player of the same name, see George Derby George Horatio Derby was an early California humorist. Derby used the pseudonym "John P. Squibob" and its variants "John Phoenix" and "Squibob." Derby served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Topographic Corps...
of the U.S. Topographical Engineers reported that in 1853 he saw "two crazy old hulks riding at anchor", one of them the Clarissa Andrews, filled with coal for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., "wherein dwells Captain Bogart, like a second Robinson Crusoe."
In 1852 Bogart planted a field of barley near La Playa, but the grain never ripened as the antelopes (which were in San Diego back then) and jack rabbits destroyed it all.
After settling in San Diego for a few years, Bogart became active in politics.
Bogart was elected to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, serving during 1858–1861.
Bogart was appointed President for the San Diego city Board of Trustees (informally called "Mayor") during 1859–1860.
Bogart was elected State Senator (Democratic) serving during 1862–1863.