Central California Biographies

A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : illustrated : containing 
a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the 
present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future, illustrations and full-page portraits of 
some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of 
to-day (1893)

Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Author: Barrows, Henry D; Ingersoll, Luther A

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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A. L. MEEK is a pioneer of California. He came to the State in 1850, and * mined from 
that date until 1859. He then joined the United States Army, and during the war of the 
Rebellion did provost duty in California until 1865. At the expiration of that time he 
engaged in merchandising at Antioch, Contra Costa county, and later farmed in Colusa 
county. He came to Monterey county in 1874, and engaged in agricultural pursuits on 
the Salinas river bottoms and in San Miguel carton. In 1887 he turned his attention to 
the hotel business at Santa Rita, where he still remains. He is widely known as a man 
of strict integrity and of genial manner, and during his long residence on this coast has 
made many friends. 

He was married, March 6, 1866, to Miss Lottie Leech, of lone, Amador county, California. 
She is a native of Canada and came to this State with her parents when she was quite 
young. They have a son and daughter, Thomas and Etta. The latter is now Mrs. Dr. Long, 
of King City.