San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 3/22/2010
GEORGE H. LOCKE
It is an unusual occurrence for one who has been born and reared under the sunny skies of California to seek a home in any other part of the country upon reaching years of maturity, as almost without exception they remain in the midst of familiar scenes and take up their life work. This has been true of the life of Dr. Locke, who has never been outside of his native state except for three years during his service in the United States Army in the Philippines. Not only is he proud of his nativity as a Native Son, but he also takes pride in the fact that he is a son of one of the state's sturdy pioneers, to whose bravery and indomitable spirit this greatest of commonwealths owes its existence.
With the other children, George H. Locke attended the schools of the village, from which he graduated with honors in 1895. As he had been considering his future course in life while a pupil in the grammar school, by the time of his graduation he had his future plan of action well formulated, and without loss of time he continued his studies in the veterinary department of the University of California, preparatory to becoming a veterinary surgeon. After the completion of the course he returned to Lockeford and opened an office for practice, following it with considerable success for one year, when the breaking out of the Spanish-American War broke in upon his plans and for three years he served as a veterinary surgeon in the United States Army in the Philippines. With the close of his service he came back to Lockeford and resumed his practice, and also again gave attention to his livery business, which during his absence had been in charge of his brother.
Dr. Locke's marriage occured in January, 1906, and united him with Miss Estelle Walsh, of Linden, San Joaquin County, the daughter of H.W. Walsh, a well-known resident of that place. Two children have been born of the marriage of Dr. and Mrs. Locke, Olga and Georgiana. Fraternally Dr. Locke is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the California State Veterinary Medical Association and North San Joaquin Valley Veterinary Medical Association. Politically, he is a stanch Republican, and has been state fire warden for Lockeford since 1918. Since the second year of the organization of the local center of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau at Lockeford, Dr. Locke has been secretary one year; since then he has been a director of the local Center or a director at large of the county organization. During his service he was at the front from 1899 until 1902 under Gen. Funston.
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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