Kings County Biographies


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DINGLEY, WILLARD ERNEST
 
     No work devoted even in part to the prominent men and leading interests of 
Kings county, Cal., would be complete without some detailed reference to the 
well-known farmer, financier and man of affairs whose name is above. 
 
     It was at San Francisco, Cal., that Willard Ernest Dingley was born, 
December 4, 1874. He was reared in that city and in Oakland, and it was in the 
public schools of Oakland that he gained his educational training. In 1898, when 
he was about twenty-four years old, he came to Kings county and engaged in 
farming just outside of Lemoore. From the outset of his career he liked the town 
and its people and had faith in its future. He achieved success as a farmer and 
gave very close attention to his ranch interests until he became cashier of the 
First National Bank of Lemoore, which position of trust and responsibility he 
accepted in April, 1907, and since that time he has devoted all his ability and 
energy to the upbuilding of all the interests of the staunch financial 
institution which is the pride of the business community of Lemoore. Meanwhile 
he has superintended the farming of four hundred acres, one hundred and thirty 
of which is in vineyard, the remainder being under alfalfa. To stockraising he 
has given considerable attention, with very satisfactory results. Taking an 
interest in all the affairs of Lemoore and of Kings county, he has been helpful 
in the promotion of many movements for the general good, and has won an enviable 
reputation as a citizen of enterprise, initiative and public spirit. 
 
SOURCE:  History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California with Biographical 
Sketches - Los Angeles, Calif., Historic Record Company, 1913 Pp 445, 446
Transcribed by: Craig A Hahn