William Henry Crocker

Birth Name:

Birth Date:

January 13, 1861

Birth Place:

Sacramento, California

Death Date:

September 25, 1937

Place of Death:

80 New Place Road, Hillsborough, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Natural causes

Cemetery Name:

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Claim to Fame:

Business and Finance

William Henry Crocker (1861-1937) was the youngest son of Charles Crocker, one of the "Big Four" railroad magnates of the 19th century that also included Leland Stanford. William was founder and later president of Crocker National Bank. He was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1908 until his death in 1937. He was a major donor to UC Berkeley, helping fund the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. His philanthropy included contributions to the San Francisco Opera House and donation of his Nob Hill property, site of the Crocker mansion destroyed in the 1906 earthquake, for the construction of Grace Cathedral. In 1910 Crocker built his New Place mansion in Hillsborough which today is the Burlington Country Club clubhouse.

Fun Facts

William’s uncle, Edwin B. Crocker, a wealthy California lawyer and later California Supreme Court justice, and his wife, Margaret Crocker (née Norton) founded the oldest still operating museum of the Western United States in Sacramento, the Crocker Art Museum.

His nephew, Harry Crocker, was a movie star in the 1920s and, at one time, the personal assistant of Charlie Chaplin.

William H. Crocker was a collector of fine paintings from around the world including Monet, Eugene Boudin, Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas. Unfortunately many of these paintings were lost during the devastating earthquake and fire in San Francisco in 1906.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

1370 El Camino Real

Colma, California, 94014

USA

North America

Map:

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California

Grave Location:

Crocker Estates, East Side Garden, Section D, Lot 478

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery, you want to go across the street from the main office in the East Side Garden area. Drive straight ahead and take the second left onto Myrtle Avenue. Drive to the end of the road and curve to your right onto Jona Avenue. Drive ahead 200 feet and park. Look to your right for the Crocker Estates right on the road just as it curves to the right.

Grave Location GPS

37.67616495406133, -122.45169544260095

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FAQ's

William Henry Crocker was born on January 13, 1861.

William Henry Crocker was born in Sacramento, California.

William Henry Crocker died on September 25, 1937.

William Henry Crocker died in 80 New Place Road, Hillsborough, California.

William Henry Crocker was 76.

The cause of death was Natural causes.

William Henry Crocker's grave is in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

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William Henry Crocker