Samuel Heywood (Berkeley)
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Samuel Heywood was a prominent early resident of Berkeley, California
. He served as the President of the Town Board of Trustees during 1889-1890.
Samuel Heywood was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
in Canada
. His parents were Zimri Brewer Heywood and Hannah Cooper. The Heywood family came to California in the 1850s, settling on the east shore of San Francisco Bay
in an area which became the unincorporated town of Ocean View, and later, West Berkeley
. Zimri established a lumberyard at a small pier at what is now the foot of Delaware Street in the 1850s. He joined with the original builder of the pier, sea captain James H. Jacobs, to improve and enlarge it into a full-fledged freight wharf
, thenceforth called the Heywood and Jacobs Wharf.
Samuel Heywood married Emma Frances Dingley on May 4, 1874. They had five children: Frank Brewer Heywood (1875–1935), Amy Heywood Oakley (1876–1940), Henrietta Mae Heywood Rose (1879–1910), Gertrude B. Heywood (1880–1927), and Charles Dingley Heywood (1881-1957). His son Charles
served as Mayor of the City of Berkeley from 1913 to 1915 and as its Postmaster from 1925 to 1933.
Samuel died in Berkeley on May 9 1903. His widow died in Berkeley on September 30, 1945.
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. He served as the President of the Town Board of Trustees during 1889-1890.
Samuel Heywood was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
St. Stephen is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River at .-Climate:...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. His parents were Zimri Brewer Heywood and Hannah Cooper. The Heywood family came to California in the 1850s, settling on the east shore of San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
in an area which became the unincorporated town of Ocean View, and later, West Berkeley
West Berkeley, Berkeley, California
West Berkeley is generally the area of Berkeley, California which lies west of San Pablo Avenue, abutting San Francisco Bay. It includes the area which was once the unincorporated town of Ocean View, as well as the filled-in areas along the shoreline west of I-80 including, mainly, the Berkeley...
. Zimri established a lumberyard at a small pier at what is now the foot of Delaware Street in the 1850s. He joined with the original builder of the pier, sea captain James H. Jacobs, to improve and enlarge it into a full-fledged freight wharf
Wharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
, thenceforth called the Heywood and Jacobs Wharf.
Samuel Heywood married Emma Frances Dingley on May 4, 1874. They had five children: Frank Brewer Heywood (1875–1935), Amy Heywood Oakley (1876–1940), Henrietta Mae Heywood Rose (1879–1910), Gertrude B. Heywood (1880–1927), and Charles Dingley Heywood (1881-1957). His son Charles
Charles D. Heywood
Charles Dingley Heywood was a member of a family prominent in the early history of Berkeley, California. He served as mayor of the City of Berkeley from 1913 to 1915. In 1925, he was appointed as the local Postmaster, serving until 1933. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican...
served as Mayor of the City of Berkeley from 1913 to 1915 and as its Postmaster from 1925 to 1933.
Samuel died in Berkeley on May 9 1903. His widow died in Berkeley on September 30, 1945.
External links
- Heywood Genealogy
- Zimri Brewer Heywood: Separating Fact From Myth by Daniella Thompson
- On the Trail of Zimri Brewer Heywood’s Residence by Daniella Thompson
- Will the Real William Heywood Stand Up? by Daniella Thompson
- Samuel Heywood and Sons: Lumber and Politics by Daniella Thompson
- Berkeley Landmark: Charles W. Heywood House by Daniella Thompson
- City of Berkeley Planning Department, History Summary for Environmental Impact Report