Francis Kittredge Shattuck was the most prominent civic leader in the early history of Berkeley, California, and played an important role in the creation and government of Alameda County as well. He also served as mayor of the city of Oakland in 1859, and represented the 4th District in the California State Assembly from 1860-61. He also served many years on the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County starting in 1860. Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ... Alameda County is a suburban county in Californias San Francisco Bay Area. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major city on the east side (also called East Bay) of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. ...

The principal avenue in the city of Berkeley, Shattuck Avenue, is named for him, as is a smaller street, Kittredge. The Hotel Shattuck occupies the site of his original home.

Shattuck was born in northern New York state and came to California during the California Gold Rush. In the 1850's, he and three partners laid claim to four adjoining strips of land in the area which became the central part of Berkeley. Shattuck built a home on the aforementioned site of today's Hotel Shattuck. Shattuck was instrumental in getting the Central Pacific Railroad to construct a branch line into Berkeley in 1876 connecting the community and University of California with the main line and the railroad's ferry to San Francisco. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The California Gold Rush was a period in American history marked by great world-wide interest concerning a gold discovery in Northern California. ... External link Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Categories: Corporation stubs | Historical stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Nevada railroads | Utah railroads | Historic civil engineering landmarks ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... For details about the famous earthquake, refer to the article 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. ...

Ironically, Shattuck died in September, 1898 as a result of complications stemming from injuries sustained from a fall as he alighted from a train on Shattuck Avenue.

Shattuck had two sisters, Millicent and Helen both of whom married other prominent local figures. Shattuck died childless, and his estate including several Berkeley properties went to the heirs of his sister Helen Shattuck Havens.

References

Berkeley, California: the story of the evolution of a hamlet into a city of culture and commerce by William Warren Ferrier, Imprint Berkeley, Calif. (1933)

External links

Hotel Shattuck history