Augustus D. Splivalo Explained

Augustus Daniel Splivalo
Birth Date:May 24, 1840
Birth Place:Off the coast of Peru on board his father's ship
Residence:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Office:California State Assembly
Alma Mater:University of Santa Clara
Resting Place:Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, U.S.

Augustus Daniel Splivalo (May 24, 1840 – December 12, 1911)[1] was an American politician and lawyer.[2] In 1870, he was the first Italian American to serve in the California State Assembly.[3] He was a prominent attorney and graduate of Santa Clara University.[4]

His father was Stefano Splivalo, an Italian, born in Viganj, Austrian Empire; and his mother was Teresa (née Balzano) Splivalo, also Italian, born in Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Millard, Bailey . History of the San Francisco Bay Region: History and Biography . 1924 . American Historical Society . 358 . en.
  2. Book: Eterovich, Adam S. . Croatians in California, 1849-1999 . 2000 . Ragusan Press . 978-0-918660-98-5 . 291 . en.
  3. Web site: Berkeley.edu . The Early American Years 1848-1880s . . The Regents of the University of California.
  4. Book: McKevitt, Gerald . Brokers of Culture: Italian Jesuits in the American West, 1848-1919 . 2007 . Stanford University Press . 978-0-8047-5357-9 . I . en.

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