Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley by Richard Schwartz

Oakland, Athens of the Pacific gives the following timeline for Shattuck:ġ864: Started the Broadway Street Railroad out Telegraph Ave to College of Californiaġ866: One of the founders of Amador Water Co.ġ866: Built a 'brick block corner' at 8th St and Broadway, along with several other housesġ869: Petitioned City Council to build public wharvesġ870: Was granted right of way to build railroad to Fruitvaleġ871: 'Director and leading spirit in Home Gas Light Co.'ġ872-75: 'Engaged in various public improvements'ġ876: Ended his business career to focus on real estate. The bank became First National Bank of Berkeley in May 1900 and on Mawas sold to the Mercantile Trust Company of San Francisco, a predecessor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. He was a founding director and president of The Commercial Bank of Berkeley that was chartered on February 9, 1892. The First Congregational Church began as a congregation meeting at Shattuck's home. He worked to get the Central Pacific Railroad to build an extension into Berkeley, in order to connect Berkeley with the mainline and hence to the ferries into San Francisco. Shattuck was involved in the attempted annexations of Berkeley. He was described at his retirement: 'we do now extend to Mr Shattuck the thanks of the Board for the able, untiring and energetic manner in which he has for so long a time discharged his duties among us, and the cordial and uniform kindness and correctness which has always characterized his conduct as a Supervisor and Chairman of this Board.' 8

7 Shattuck was a founding member and President of Oakland's Masonic Temple, 1 was President of the Mutual Endowment Association, director of the First National Bank, and involved in the beginning of the Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit Company.

As one source writes, 'With most of the measures which have been from time to time adopted for the improvement of Oakland, has been more or less closely identified.' This includes the railroads, the wharfs, the university, utilities, etc. Shattuck and Hillegass ended up owning at least 640 acres of land, and Shattuck was involved in the livery business. 3 Shattuck was the fifth mayor of Oakland. Born in New York, he came to Oakland in 1850 and was one of the early settlers of the San Antonio Ranch near Temescal Creek along with George Blake, William Hillegass, and James Leonard. Francis K Shattuck, courtesy Richard Schwartz by way of SFGate: ' Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley Francis Kittredge Shattuck (Ma– September 9, 1898) was a very important figure in early East Bay history.

Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley by Richard Schwartz