Contra Costa County Biography

LOUIS E. HART

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, December, 2006.

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Among the bankers of Contra Costa County none is more progressive than the 
subject of this review. The banking institution of which he is cashier and 
manager, the Crockett branch of the Bank of Pinole, is one of the strong 
financial concerns in Contra Costa County. A native of San Francisco, Mr. Hart 
was born June 20, 1872, son of Jesse B. and Sallie (Coleman) Hart. His father 
was a native of Ohio, while his mother came from Louisiana. Mr. Hart's father 
died in 1888, and his mother passed away in 1892. They were the parents of three 
children. Louis E. Hart acquired his education in the public and high schools of 
San Francisco, after which he became identified with a stock-brokerage company, 
where he remained for ten years. He later accepted a clerical position with the 
California Powder Works for several years. While with this company his ability 
became recognized, and when the Bank of Pinole was organized Mr. Hart was a 
leading factor in its organization and did much of the detail work in connection 
with the new institution at Pinole. When the branch bank at Crockett was 
started, he was made cashier and manager, and by his careful and painstaking 
manner in business the bank has greatly prospered. He is one of the 
best-informed men in his line of work in the county. Politically, he is a 
nonpartisan. He has served as city clerk in Hercules. He is a stockholder in the 
East Richmond Land Company and holds membership in the B. P. O. E. of Richmond. 
Mr. Hart was twice married, the first union being to Augusta Ayres, of Petaluma, 
in 1898, and her death occurred in June, 1913.The second marriage occurred 
September 5, 1915, to Minnie De Kay, a native of San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. 
Hart have many friends in the Bay section.
 
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California," Elms Publ. Co., 1917, 
p. 549.