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Title: A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Publisher: Lewis Publishing Company Published: 1891 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Source(s): Google Books # of Pages: 713 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 369 ing at San Francisco in May of that year. He came to Trinity County, and after a brief experience at Cafion City went to Red Hill, two miles trom Junction City, where he worked the Evans & Bartlett mine, by the hydraulic process, for many years, or until his death, which occurred March 11, 1887. He was one of the best known mining men of this region, and one of the most expert mine handlers. This was always his principal business, after coming to California, although he was for some eight years interested with Mr. Evans in the lumber business. In politics he was a Democrat, but conld not be classed as a politician, though as a citizen he took an active interest in public affairs. He was married in this county, and here all his children were born. They are nine in number, viz.: James W., our subject; Charles E., John H., Martha A., Alice, George, Sarah E., Thomas and Francis J. James W. Bartlett, the eldest of these, and the subject of this sketch, was reared in this county, and attended schvols at Junction City and North Fork. At the age of nineteen years he went to San Francisco, where he attended St. Mary’s College, and was there graduated in 1884, with the college degree of Bachelor of Sciences. He then attended Hastings Law School, and alsu studied law in the office of Wallace & Hastings, San Francisco. After two years he stood before the Supreme Court of California for examination, and was admitted to the bar of that court in May, 1886. He then returned to Weaverville, and the same month opened an office ere. He was elected District Attorney in November, 1886, and re-elected in 1888, and again in 1890. In the performance of the duties of this oftice Mr. Bartlett has shown unusual ability, and attained a prominence and popularity which could only be achieved through genuine merit. Mr. Bartlett has alsu been admitted to practice in the United States Circuit and District Courts. He was married in Weaverville, January 8, 1890, to Miss Lavina R. Brady, a native of this Mr. Bartlett member of Mount 24 place. is a Baldy Parlor, N.S. G. W., of which he has been Past President and Secretary, and is now trustee. In his profession his future career is full of promise. we ifodette? MARRY VINCENT REARDAN was born §)} in Marysville, California, November 24, 1854, and is the son of a California pioneer—Judge Thomas B. Reardan, whuse birth occurred in Marylaud, February 2, 1822. He was educated in the city of Baltimore and studied law there, later entering the employ of the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C. In 1849 he came to California and engaged in mining, though not with very flattering success. After settling at Nicolaus, Sutter County, he was County Clerk and subsequently County Judge, serving in these positions with ability and credit. Marysville was also his home fur a time, when in 1862 he removed to Virginia City, Nevada, and entered upon the practice of law, continuing it until the time of going to San Francisco in 1865, The next year he removed to Nevada City and formed a law partnership with A. A. Sargent, that lasted until 1869, when Mr. Reardan was elected District Judge of the counties of Nevada and Placer. Being re-elected in 1875, he served with care and fidelity until the new constitution took effect in 1880, when he moved to Oroville and became associated with Judge Leon D. Freer, a relation that was only discontinued when Mr. Freer ascended the bench. Judge Reardan’s son, the subject of this sketch, now joined with his father in the practice of law, and continued with him in the successful prosecution of an extensive legal business nntil the senior Reardan’s death, August 5, 1885. His wite was formerly Abby Huntington, a native of Zanesville, Ohio, by whom he had four children, she dying at the birth of the last child. Harry Vincent was the eldest of the family. The excellent private instruction which he acquired in youth received the addition of a thorongh course at St. Mary's