Eugene J. de Sabla explained

Eugene J. de Sabla
Birth Name:Eugene Joly de Sabla Jr.
Birth Date:January 20, 1865
Birth Place:Panama
Death Place:New York City, New York, US
Known For:co-founder, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Eugene Joly de Sabla Jr. (January 20, 1865 – January 18, 1956) was a co-founder of California Gas and Electric Company and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

He was born in Panama, on January 20, 1865.[1]

In 1905, de Sabla and his partner John Martin consolidated their holdings and incorporated as Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[2] [3] [4]

De Sabla died on January 18, 1956, at his home at 200 East Seventy-eighth Street in New York City, two days before his 91st birthday.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cagenweb.org/nevada/bios/EugeneDeSabla.pdf Eugene de Sabla and Family, Reprint: Nevada County Historical Society Bulletin 63:1 Dec 2009, California GenWeb
  2. http://www.buttecreek.org/documents/HistoricProperties_DC_Project.pdf DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, Draft Historic Properties Management Plan, Volume I, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, February 2008, p.42 "Genesis of Pacific Gas and Electric Company" (P.58 of PDF)
  3. Web site: Eugene De Sabla and Family . CAGenWeb . 18 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Nevada County : Eugene De Sabla Biography . CAGenWeb . 18 July 2023.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/19/archives/eugene-de-sabla-90-utilities-executive.html Obituary, New York Times, January 19, 1956