Historical records matching Charles Templeton Crocker
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About Charles Templeton Crocker
Charles Templeton Crocker"' was the only son of Col. Charles F. Crocker & Jennie Easton Crocker. Both parents died when he and his sisters were young, his mother dying shortly after the birth of the youngest sister Jennie. He and his sisters continued to live in the Hillsborough estate with their maternal grandmother, their inherited fortune put in trust until they became of age. For Charles that was 21 years. His worth was estimated at $5 million, which grew with investments to $15 million.
He married Helene Irwin, a Hawaiian sugar plantation heiress on 28 Feb. 1911, in San Francisco at the home of the bride's father. They were later divorced in 1928 and there were no children.
Charles Templeton Crocker was influenced by his family’s philanthropic efforts. During a time of struggle, Charles Templeton Crocker supported the California Historical Society until it collected enough dues to hire its first staff member. He was a Hillsborough town council member who built Uplands II, an Italian-style mansion designed by Willis Polk.
Shortly before marrying, his sister Jennie sold her share of the estate to Charles and the childhood home was then sold by Charles, the building removed to another site which still exists, and a new home designed and built on the same site, to be called "Uplands", using some of the original foundation. This was built at a cost of $1.6 million, had 35,000 sq. ft. of living space, a 10,000 sq. ft. basement, 39 rooms, 12 bedrooms & 12 baths, and also featured a wine cellar, elevator, dumbwaiter, 4 staircases, and living quarters for 10 servants.
Charles wrote and produced plays for the Bohemian Club, funded expeditions and travel with the California Academy of Sciences aboard his personal yacht, was President of the California Historical Society. Helene was left alone much of the time, and finally filed for divorce. Charles did not contest the suit.
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Charles Templeton Crocker's Timeline
| 1884 |
September 2, 1884
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San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
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| 1948 |
December 12, 1948
Age 64
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St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Coma, San Mateo County, California, United States
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