John C. Catlin
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Conyngham Catlin (March 12, 1871 – July 9, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician. He practiced law for more than thirty years, in Sacramento, San Francisco, and for a short time in Alaska. He was a former mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California from 1932 to 1934, and served on the Carmel City Council in 1934.[1]
John C. Catlin | |
|---|---|
John C. Catlin | |
| 10th Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea | |
| In office 1932–1934 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Heron |
| Succeeded by | James H. Thoburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Conyngham Catlin March 12, 1871 Sacramento, California, US |
| Died | July 9, 1951 (aged 80) Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lucy DeBaugh Routier |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Lawyer Politician |
| Known for | Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
Catlin was born in Sacramento, California, to California State Legislature Amos P. Catlin (1823–1900) and Ruth Anne Coningham Donaldson (1838–1878), pioneers of the California Gold Rush.[2] His father started a law firm in Sacramento, California in 1850. As a young boy, he knew John Sutter, Sacramento's founder; James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold; Edwin B. Crocker and Leland Stanford, who pioneered the western portion of the first transcontinental railroad; and John Bidwell, founder the city of Chico, California.[1]
In July 1892, Catlin was admitted to the bar of San Francisco and established a law practice in Sacramento until 1899. He worked at different law firms, including for a short time in Alaska in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1906, he became a senior member of the firm of Catlin & Catlin at 628 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, with his brother Hairy C. Catlin.[3][2]
Catlin became the first president of the Mountain Play Association and financed its first play in the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre in Marin County, California in 1913. He knew American writer and actor Perry Newberry in San Francisco in 1915, when they were on the board of the Children's Theater. Catlin's daughter, Lucy R. Catlin (1895–1949) was the theater's secretary.[1][4]
He became mayor of Carmel from 1932 to 1934 and succeeded poet mayor Herbert Heron.[5][6]
Catlin died on July 9, 1951, at age 81, in Carmel-by-the-Sea after a brief illness.[1] Funeral services were private at the Dorney and Farlinger mortuary in Monterey.[7]
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