Contra Costa County Biography

M. EMANUEL

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, December, 2006.

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                Richmond is indebted to M. Emanuel, the founder and the 
president of the Ellis Landing & Dock Company, for the development of Ellis 
Landing and the Ellis  Canal, which adjoin the great inner harbor. It was from 
that point the produce and freight of Contra Costa County were shipped in 
pioneer days by Captain George Ellis, who operated the schooners "Sierra" and 
"Mystery" until the Santa Fe Railroad established its terminal at Richmond. Mr. 
Emanuel is one of San Francisco's most esteemed business men. His past success 
and unquestionable integrity are a matter of record. He was prominently 
associated with the wholesale and importing business of California for 
twenty-five years. This practical experience combined with his personal 
knowledge of the principal American and European harbors caused Mr. Emanuel to 
appreciate the commercial advantages of the geographical location of Ellis 
Landing and to foresee the great values there when Richmond's destiny as a 
shipping and manufacturing center is fulfilled. Mr. Emanuel is a native of 
California; born in San Francisco in December, 1866; educated in London, 
England, Goettingen, Germany, and other European schools. His father came to 
California from Bavaria in 1850; his mother was born in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. 
Emmanuel is married and has one daughter, Josephine E. Emanuel.
 
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California," Elms Publ. Co., 1917