Colusa Biographical Sketches.
CHAPTER XII.
GEORGE B. HARDEN.
This gentleman is a Missourian by birth, born in the town of Frankfort, Pike County, on November 11, 1847. When eight years of age he removed with his parents to Ralls County, Missouri, and in 1864 crossed the plains with his family, consisting of his father, mother, and four children. The family located in Yolo County for one year, when they removed to Grand Island, Colusa County. After ten years spent in farming there, they moved to Maxwell, and purchased land there. The Hardens were among the pioneers in agricultural pursuits in this locality. In 1878 the railway was completed to Maxwell, and Mr. Harden and his brother, Thomas P. Harden, erected a large warehouse for the storage of grain, and entered into the general commission business on a large scale, buying and selling wheat for themselves, or operating on commission. At the same time they conducted the business of the Puget Sound Lumber Company at Maxwell until 1888. In 1882 Mr. Harden became a member of the general merchandising firm of Bacon, Harden & Harden, who continued till 1887, and sold out. Mr. Harden was elected in 1880 to the office of County Assessor, a place he was well qualified to fill, and retired from that position with increased popularity. He was for a number of years a member of the Democratic County Central Committee. Having been an early promoter of the system of irrigation, and warmly interested in the subject, it was but meet and natural that his usefulness should be recognized in choosing the officers of the Central Irrigation District. Hence he was chosen Treasurer on the organization of the district, and has held this position ever since.
Mr. Harden was united in marriage, November 11, 1878, to Miss Lucy Lovelace, and is the father of three children.
COLUSA COUNTY
ITS
HISTORY TRACED FROM A STATE OF NATURE
THROUGH THE EARLY PERIOD OF SET-
TLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT,
TO THE PRESENT DAY
WITH A
DESCRIPTION OF ITS RESOURCES, STATISTICAL
TABLES, ETC.
ALSO
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND
PROMINENT RESIDENTS
by Justus H. Rogers
Orland, California
1891
Page 343-465
Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 7/2/2009
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