Egan, Richard, 1842-1923.
Richard Egan was a surveyor and judge by trade.
He served as Los Angeles County supervisor from 1885 to 1889 and also served on a commission to develop the Orange County public highways. An Irish immigrant, he had arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush and eventually moved to San Juan Capistrano after amassing a sizeable fortune. He was active as a surveyor during much of the 1870s.
From the description of Richard Egan manuscript maps of Orange County, ca. 1878-1879. (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 45679579
Biography
A surveyor and judge by trade, Egan was dubbed by the actress Helena Modjeska as the "King of Capistrano." He was a Los Angeles County supervisor from 1885 to 1889 and also served on a commission to develop the Orange County public highways. An Irish immigrant, he had arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush and eventually moved to San Juan Capistrano after amassing a sizeable fortune. He was active as a surveyor during much of the 1870s. Egan died in 1923.
For further biographical information, see Samuel Armor, History of Orange County California with biographical sketches (Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1921), 373-374. See also Pamela Hallan-Gibson, Two hundred years in San Juan Capistrano: a pictorial history (Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co., 1990).
From the guide to the Richard Egan manuscript maps of Orange County, ca. 1878-1879, (University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Richard Egan manuscript maps of Orange County, ca. 1878-1879 | University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. Collection of manuscripts and letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1852-1887 (bulk 1871-1885). | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Egan, Richard, 1842-1923. Richard Egan manuscript maps of Orange County, ca. 1878-1879. | University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections |
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| associatedWith | Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Mission San Juan Capistrano | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Online Archive of California. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California, Irvine. Friends of the Library. | corporateBody |
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| Orange County (Calif.) | |||
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| Orange County (Calif.) | |||
| Rancho Boca de la Playa (Calif.) |
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Person
Birth 1842
Death 1923
