W. D. Storey
W. D. Storey | |
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| Born | William Dalphin Storey August 16, 1830 Yorkshire, England, U.K. |
| Died | February 16, 1914 (aged 83) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Evergreen Cemetery, Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Other names | William Dalphen Storey |
| Education | Lawrence University, Albany Law School |
| Occupations | Judge, district attorney, lawyer, newspaper editor, teacher, farmer |
| Spouse | Eliza Josephine Du Four (m. 1877) |
| Relatives | Lillian Dake Heath (step-daughter) |
William Dalphin Storey (August 16, 1830 – February 16, 1914),[1] commonly known as W. D. Storey, was an English and American judge, lawyer, and the district attorney in Santa Cruz County, California. He also worked as a newspaper editor, teacher and farmer in his early life.
Life and career
William Dalphin Storey was born on 1830, in Yorkshire, England.[2] At the age of 1, his family moved to the United States, settling on the East Coast.[2] He graduated in 1857 from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and in 1860 from Albany Law School in Albany, New York.[2]
While attending college, Storey worked as a farmer and teaching.[2] For three years he worked as the editor-in-chief of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, a Republican newspaper serving Western New York.[2][3] He was admitted to the bar in New York state in 1860.[2] In 1876, Storey moved to Santa Cruz County, California.[2]
Storey married Eliza Josephine Du Four (later known as Eliza Josephine Dake) in 1877,[2] and he helped raise two children from her first marriage, which included visual artist Lillian Heath (née Dake; 1864–1961).[1][4]
In 1879, Storey was elected district attorney in Santa Cruz County.[2] He took an active role in advocacy of the new constitution of the State of California in 1879.[2] Storey served as the plaintiff for George W. Schell v. A. W. Gamble (1908), an estate case reviewed in the Supreme Court of California.[5]
Storey was a supporter of the development of city electric light and city plumbing in Santa Cruz.[2] He also was a temperance movement supporter.[1]
He died of a "stroke of apoplexy" on February 16, 1914, in Santa Cruz.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Judge W. D. Storey, Well Known Citizen, Has Passed Away". Santa Cruz Sentinel (Obituary). February 17, 1914. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Harrison, E. S. (Edward Sanford) (1892). "W. D. Storey". History of Santa Cruz County, California. San Francisco, California: Pacific Press Publishing Co. pp. 344–345 – via Internet Archive, San Francisco Public Library.
- ^ Peck, William Farley (1884). Semi-Centennial History of the City of Rochester. D. Mason & Company. p. 355 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). Artists in California, 1786-1940. Hughes Publishing Company. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-9616112-0-0.
- ^ California Supreme Court (1908). Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of California. Bancroft-Whitney. p. 448.
External links
- Media related to W. D. Storey at Wikimedia Commons