Santiago J. Duckworth

Santiago Duckworth
Santiago J. Duckworth (1862–1930)
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 61st district
In office
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded byAlexander Brown
Succeeded byWilliam George Hudson
Personal details
Born
Santiago Jacob Duckworth

June 13, 1865 (1865-06-13)
Monterey, California, US
Died28 June 1930(1930-06-28) (aged 68)
Tucson, Arizona, US
Spouses
Flora McKinlay
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​
(m. 1896; died 1903)​
Eloisa Maria Pinto
​
(m. 1909)​
Children2
OccupationReal estate development

Santiago Jacob Duckworth (June 13, 1865 – June 28, 1930), known locally as S. J. Duckworth, served in the California State Assembly for the 61st district from 1893 to 1895.[1] He was as an early Monterey pioneer businessman, real estate developer, and visionary of the short-lived Carmel City. In 1889, he wanted to build a Catholic summer resort, bought the rights to develop the area, filed a subdivision map, and started selling lots.[2]

Early life

Duckworth was born on June 13, 1865, in Monterey, California.[3] His Californio mother, Josefa Romero,[4] was the daughter of José Figueroa[5] the Mexican Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835.[6] His father was Lorenzo Santiago Duckworth (1831-1871). Lorenzo's mother was Antonia Armenta, whose father, José María Armenta, held the land grant to Rancho Point Pinos.[7] He lost his father at the age of six. With his two older brothers, they were sent to Watsonville Orphan Asylum in Watsonville, California where they were educated by Fransican Fathers. At the age of eleven Duckworth he left to support his widowed mother.[3]

On November 29, 1892, Duckworth married his first wife, widow Flora Manuel (1852-1903), daughter of Carmen Amesti McKinley (1824–1901) and James McKinley, at the St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral in San Francisco. Carmen Amesti was the daughter of Jose Amesti, who owned Rancho Los Corralitos a Mexican Land Grant.[8] She died at a hospital in Watsonville, California, at 45 years of age, on October 19, 1903.[9] He married Eloisa Maria Pinto on June 23, 1908, at the home of the bride's parents in Watsonville.[10]

Professional background

Politician

In July 1890, he made an unsuccessful run for the Republican Party's nomination to the California State Assembly from Monterey County. and was nominated by Judge R. B. Carpenter for Monterey and was elected as a

In April 1890, Duckworth accepted the position as Deputy City Clerk of Monterey, which he held until 1892. In the fall of 1892 he was elected to the California State Assembly as a member of the California State Assembly for the California's 61st State Assembly district from January 2, 1893, to January 7, 1895. He ran on the Republican ticket and was a Republican for most of his life.[3][11][1][12][13]

On March 19, 1898, Duckworth was appointed deputy collector of customs under Harry Chenoweth at Nogales, Arizona.[14]

Carmel City

Duckworth Brothers (1887).
S. J. Duckworth pauses to look upon what he hopes will become a booming “Carmel City", ca. 1890.

In 1887, he and his brother, Belisario Duckworth, set up a real estate and insurance company, named Duckworth Brothers on Alvarado Street in Monterey.[15][2][16][17][3]

On February 18, 1888, Escolle signed an agreement to sell 324 acres (131 ha) to Duckworth and his brother with the intention of dividing it into town lots. The land began at the top of the Carmel Hill and ran past Hatton Ranch, down through Ocean Avenue to Junipero Avenue.[18][16][19][20]: p4 

Carmel City Map by W. C. Little (1888).

In March 1888, Duckworth authorized W. C. Little, of Monterey, to survey the Carmel property and write down a subdivision map of the townsite with 135 blocks divided into four tracks. On May 1, 1888, the map was registered with the County Recorder of Monterey County. Corner lots were twenty-five dollars and inside lots twenty dollars and business lots solf for fifty dollars. In July 1888, the sale of lots began.[2][21]: p15 

Carmel City Catholic Summer Resort advertisement.

In 1889, Chinese workers began make the ground level at the end of the railway line. In April 1889, Duckworth placed an announcement in the local newspapers for the sale of Carmel lots, highlighting the advantages of the lots, access to the Southern Pacific railroad.[2]

In 1903, Duckworth moved from Monterey County to Watsonville and had a 178 acres (72 ha) ranch near Pinto Lake in the Pajaro valley, about three miles northeast of Watsonville. He kept the reach until March 1915, when it was foreclosed for half its value.[22] In August 1915, he was elected secretary of the Watsonville Chamber of Commerce.[23]

Duckworth returned to Arizona in early 1930 to manage the campaign of Senator Andrew Jackson Bettwy for the Democratic nomination for governor of Arizona. He was also an editor of the Arizona Democrat, a political paper.[11]

Death

Duckworth died of typhoid fever in Tucson Arizona on June 28, 1930, at the age of 68, at the St. Mary's hospital.[24][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "California - S. J. Duckworth". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "Carmel City. Great Enterprise of a Montereyan. S. J. Duckworth's Plan to Build Up a Catholic Summer Resort". Monterey Cypress. Monterey, California. 14 Dec 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Renison and Farley (1894). Resources of Monterey County Midwinter Fair Edition. Gonsales Tribune. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ^ Duckworth, Josefa R. (1870). "United States Census, 1870" (Database). The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
  5. ^ "Mrs. Josefa Duckworth, Monterey Belle In Days Of Dons, Answers Call". The Californian. Salinas, California. June 19, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ^ Weber, Francis J. (1991). Prominent visitors to the California missions, 1786–1842. Dawson's Book Shop. ISBN 9780874619331.
  7. ^ Hoffman, Ogden; Hubert, Numa (1862). Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. San Francisco: N. Hubert. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. ^ "Duckworth-Manuel". The Californian. Salinas, California. 29 Nov 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  9. ^ "Death of Mrs. S. J. Duckworth". The Californian. Salinas, California. 20 Oct 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  10. ^ "Wedding In The Shadow. Dying Father Gave His Daughter His Final Blessing". The Californian. Salinas, California. 24 Jun 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  11. ^ a b c "Typhoid Takes Bettwy Editor". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. 28 Jun 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  12. ^ "The Legislature. Indications That The Democrats Have a Majority". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. 10 Nov 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  13. ^ "A Final Clinch, Placed on the Work of the "Machine."". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 30 Jul 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  14. ^ "Duckworth's New Job". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 20 Mar 1898. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  15. ^ "NOTICIAS del PUERTO de MONTEREY" (PDF). The Monterey History and Art Association. 11 (2). Monterey, California: 10–11. June 1967. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  16. ^ a b Seavey, Kent (2007). Carmel, A History in Architecture. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Pub. pp. 26–30. ISBN 9780738547053. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  17. ^ "Duckworth Bros". Monterey Cypress. Monterey, California. January 19, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  18. ^ "Carmel City. The Beautiful Spot Decided Upon For a Catholic Summer Resort". Monterey Cypress. Monterey, California. 20 Apr 1889. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  19. ^ Watkins, Rolin G. (1925). History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, California. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke. pp. 364–365. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  20. ^ Hale, Sharron Lee (1980). A tribute to yesterday: The history of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Santa Cruz, California: Valley Publishers. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  21. ^ Grimes, Teresa; Heumann, Leslie. "Historic Context Statement Carmel-by-the-Sea" (PDF). Leslie Heumann and Associates1994. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  22. ^ "Great and Rich Ranch Sacrificed At Trustee Sale". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. 30 Mar 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  23. ^ "Duckworth A Good Man For the Place". The Californian. Salinas, California. 25 Aug 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  24. ^ "Former Arizonan Fights for Life Against Typhoid Attack". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. 28 Jun 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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