Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . Murphy of Syracuse, New York, in 1882. JAMES F. LAYDENBattalion Chief JA^IES F. LAYDEN, BattalionChief and Officer-in-Charge of theExposition grounds, also assistantto Chief ]\Iurphy during two yearspreceding the permanent filling ofthe position, was born in San Fran-cisco August 13, 1863, the son ofpioneer parents. After passing-through the public schools he en-gaged in business for a few years,and in 1886 entered the Fire De-partment as a member of EngineCompany 15, located on Californiastreet between Laguna and Bu-chanan. Rising by successive ste
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . Murphy of Syracuse, New York, in 1882. JAMES F. LAYDENBattalion Chief JA^IES F. LAYDEN, BattalionChief and Officer-in-Charge of theExposition grounds, also assistantto Chief ]\Iurphy during two yearspreceding the permanent filling ofthe position, was born in San Fran-cisco August 13, 1863, the son ofpioneer parents. After passing-through the public schools he en-gaged in business for a few years,and in 1886 entered the Fire De-partment as a member of EngineCompany 15, located on Californiastreet between Laguna and Bu-chanan. Rising by successive stepshe became Assistant Foreman ofEngine Company No. 23 in 1894 andlater Foreman. On the reorganiza-tion of the department under thepresent charter in 1900 he becameCaptain, and in 1908 was made Battalion Chief. From August 1,1912, to June 1, 1914, he served as acting Second Assistant Chief ofthe De])artment. Chief Layden is married and the father of a sonand daughter. He belongs to the Native Sons of the Golden Westand the Knights of
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