Fresno County, California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm


LUTHER ROY McGUIRE.� The memories associated with the child- 
hood and young manhood of Luther R. McGuire have their setting in the Old 
Dominion. He was born in Augusta County, October 16, 1886. Brought up 
on his father's farm, he attended the country schools of his native state 
and worked on the farm until he attained his majority, after which he went 
to Washington, D. C, and took charge of the farm of the National Training 
School for Boys � an agricultural and business school for 400 boys who 
were in attendance. During the three and a half years that Mr. McGuire 
was in charge of the farm he made many improvements in the way of clear- 
ing up timber land, increasing the acreage for planting, enlarging the herd 
of dairy cows, etc. 

After relinquishing charge of this farm he returned to his Virginia home, 
and for one year was engaged in the grocery business with his brother at 
Herndon, Va. He came to California in the fall of 1913, and desirous of 
learning the fruit growing and packing business entered the Malaga Packing 
House. Later he became fruit buyer for the packing house. Afterwards he 
superintended the improvement and development of land for his uncle. J. F. 
Niswander, planting a vineyard near Clovis, and in the fall of 1916 he entered 
the employ of the California Peach Growers' Association. He installed ma- 
chinery in the Valley plants and later was made inspector of plants, after- 
wards being made manager of Plant No. 9, in Fresno. 

Mr. McGuire has dealt in unimproved land quite extensively, improving 
and selling the land, and has also dealt in Fresno real estate. He was the 
owner of a fifty-five acre ranch on Belmont Avenue, part of which is planted 
to peaches and apricots and is now producing. 

Mrs. McGuire, before her marriage, was Miss Lucia Haber, a native of 
Fresno. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire are the parents of one child, a son named after 
his father, Luther Roy, Jr.