COLEMAN

Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 06:24:19 :

The Marin Journal
Thursday, Nov. 30, 1893

William T. Coleman died Nov. 22 in San Francisco. San Rafael owes much to Mr. Coleman. He was the nestorian of her public enterprises and his popularity here was unbounded. His property interests in and around San Rafael were large. He built the Marin county water works, pushed the incorporation through successfully, and was instrumental in inducing many enterprises to be inaugurated here, notably the S. F. & N. P. railroad and Hotel Rafael. The chapters of his life’s history during his residence in California furnish largely to the history of the state, which, without them, would be incomplete.