San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 3/2/2010
MARTIN LAMMERS
When one considers the important part played by irrigation in the development of Central California, the enviable status of Martin Lammers will be apparent, for he was one of the well-known citizens of his district, honored especially for his efforts in the development of water for irrigation. A native of Germany, he was born in Hanover on October 26, 1831, and was fortunate in receiving a good education in the public schools of his native country. In 1854 he left his native land for America and arriving in San Francisco he engaged in the mercantile business until 1856, when he located in the San Joaquin Valley, where he settled on the plains near what was then known as Mohr's Landing. From an humble financial condition he worked himself upward to a position of prosperity and prominence through reading, observation and practical experience.
During the session of 1876, Mr. Lammers was a member of the General Assembly of California and gave his support to the Republican party; he was the author of and introduced what is now known as the West Side Irrigation bill, comprising a section extending from Tulare Lake to Antioch, Cal., the purpose of this bill being to provide irrigation for this section of the country and thus reclaim its arid lands for cultivation. He was an alert and active member of the House and his public career, characterized by a patriotic devotion, bore much fruit which can now be traced through the succeeding years.
Fraternally he was a charter member of Sumner lodge of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias of Tracy and his life exemplified the beneficent spirit of these fraternal bodies, being ever true and loyal to their teachings. The Lammersville school district, west of Tracy, is most appropriately named in honor of Martin Lammers and his two brothers, Deitrich and Neil Lammers, who also came to California in early days, and who are now deceased, all men of genuine worth and held in high esteem in their community. Mr. Lammers lived to witness much of the growth and prosperity of the section which he labored so hard to build up and his memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past with its hardship and privations and the progressive present with its advancement and opportunities. Mr. Lammers passed away on November 2, 1909, mourned by the entire community for which he had accomplished so much.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
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
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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