. Men who made San Francisco. Augustus S. Macdonald. AUGUSTUS S. MACDONALD was bornin San Francisco, being descended from anold Scotch family. He was educated in the publie schools and graduated from Sacketts Col-lege. He has always been engaged in develop-ment work and has been identified with some olthe largest land, power, water, mining and railroad enterprises in the State. Mr. Macdonaldin his private life has been long known as a gener-ous patron of the arts, in recognition of whichhe holds a life membership in the San FranciscoArt Association. He owns the largest privatecollection of boo
. Men who made San Francisco. Augustus S. Macdonald. AUGUSTUS S. MACDONALD was bornin San Francisco, being descended from anold Scotch family. He was educated in the publie schools and graduated from Sacketts Col-lege. He has always been engaged in develop-ment work and has been identified with some olthe largest land, power, water, mining and railroad enterprises in the State. Mr. Macdonaldin his private life has been long known as a gener-ous patron of the arts, in recognition of whichhe holds a life membership in the San FranciscoArt Association. He owns the largest privatecollection of books relating to California thatis in existence, and he is one of the founders ofthe American Historical Society on the Pacific Coast. He has also always taken an interestin the cultivation of flowers. He has held public offices as president of the Park and PlaygrounasCommission of Oakland.
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