John Donald Daly

American businessman

John Donald Daly
A picture of John Daly
Born1841
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 1923
Known forNamesake of Daly City, California

John Donald Daly (1841 – January 1, 1923) was a California businessman and landowner from Boston, Massachusetts. The city of Daly City, California, was named after him when it was incorporated in 1911. He is widely regarded as the "father of Daly City" and is an important figure in the history of the city that bears his name. He also opened the city's first bank.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bartlett, Jean (September 13, 2011). "A walk on the Daly City side with historian Bunny Gillespie". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

Bibliography

  • Gillespie, Bunny; Crimmen, Dave (2011). Daly City (eBook). Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7523-0. OCLC 746551642.

External links

  • An Overview of Daly City History (archived)
  • Chapter 5 of Gateway to the Peninsula (archived)
  • Fog Cutter Community Newsletter, Vol 6, No. 2, Summer 2006 (archived)
  • John Donald Daly at Find a Grave
  • City of Daly City
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