Chauncey C. Bush
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1837-1901
Arrived in Shasta in 1851 and worked as a mule packer and an unsuccessful goldminer. Married Ida Schroeder in 1865. Elected as County Judge in 1861. Admitted to bar in 1867. Retained William Magee to survey Shasta in 1870. Moved to Redding when the railroad arrived in 1872. Called the Father of Redding because of his many accomplishments. Was first Redding merchant, first Redding Mayor, first Redding Fire Chief (at that time called a Foreman), first Redding postmaster, and first Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Was also a Justice of the Peace (judge). Built first house in Redding at NW corner of Sacramento and Market Streets (present day location of the Redding Hotel). Built first Redding store in 1872 at SE corner of Butte and Market Streets; store named C.C. Bush & Co. Redding's first post office was located in a corner of the store. Building and contents destroyed in an 1873 fire. Established Bush and Johnson Forwarding and Commission Merchants (express company forwarding business) with partner Henry F. Johnson in 1876 and shipped goods from the railroad by stage and freight wagons to points further north. Agent for Firemen's Fund Insurance Co. of California in 1881. He and others started movement to bring county seat from Shasta to Redding in 1881. Organized Bank of Shasta County (first Shasta County bank) in 1884 on California Street which later moved to corner of Market and Butte Streets.[1]
References
- ↑ Smith, Dottie (1999). The Dictionary of Early Shasta County History (2nd ed.). self-published.
