A. B. Maguire

A. B. Maguire
Maguire c. 1900
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Public Works
In office
June 29, 1900 – January 8, 1902
Appointed byJames D. Phelan
Preceded byJeremiah Mahony
Succeeded byMichael Casey
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the at-large district
In office
January 8, 1900 – June 29, 1900
Preceded byAt-large districts established
Succeeded bySamuel Braunhart
Undersheriff of San Francisco
In office
January 3, 1893 – January 8, 1895
Appointed byJohn J. McDade
Preceded byPeter Deveny
Succeeded byWilliam Clack
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
BornAugustus Benedict Maguire
1847 (1847)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1924(1924-01-07) (aged 76–77)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery
PartyWorkingmen's (before 1881)
Democratic (after 1881)
Spouse
Agnes E. Pendegast
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(m. 1873; died 1921)​
Children5
Occupation
  • Miner
  • mason
  • merchant
  • politician
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Augustus Benedict Maguire (1847 – January 7, 1924) was an American politician and merchant who served in the California State Assembly from 1880 to 1881.

Early life

Augustus Benedict Maguire[1] was born in 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] He attended public schools and graduated from Boston High School. He sailed for Australia in 1864 and worked in the mines there for two years.[3][4][5][6]

Career

1880 sketch by Carl Browne

In October 1867, Maguire came to California on the John Jay. He worked as a mason and plasterer apprentice in San Francisco.[5] He worked in the blasting contracting business for 14 years and was engaged in the dry goods business.[5][2] He founded a dry goods house in the Mission District.[1][2] He was engaged in insurance for eight years and was connected with the Firemen's Fund Insurance Company.[4] He was associated with the Builders' Exchange.[2]

In 1879, Maguire was elected as a member of the Workingmen's Party to the California State Assembly, 11th district (then the 13th district).[2][5][3] He was a member of the public buildings and grounds and the state prison committees.[5] In 1884, he was a candidate for school director of San Francisco.[6] In 1887, he formed a co-partnership named Flanagan & Maguire with Lawrence G. Flanagan for the sale of hay and grain. Their firm was located at 18th and Folsom streets in San Francisco.[3][7]

Maguire was a candidate for tax collector in 1890.[3] In January 1893, he was appointed by John J. McDade as his undersheriff of San Francisco.[2][8] He served until the end of McDade's term in 1895.[9] He was elected in 1899 to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He served until his resignation on June 29, 1900.[2][10]

On June 28, 1900, Maguire was appointed by San Francisco mayor James D. Phelan to succeed Jeremiah Mahony as a commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Public Works.[2][10][11]

Maguire was active in urban renewal efforts.[12] He was considered the "father" of the Mission District's viaduct.[13] He was associated with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[11] He was director of the Mission Home and Loan Association.[3][4] He was a founding member of the Young Men's Institute.[14]

Personal life

Maguire married Agnes E. Pendegast on November 27, 1873.[15] They had five children,[4] including Mrs. H. A. Steinberg and A. B. Jr.[11] He lived on 20th and Folsom Streets in Mission District in San Francisco.[3] He vacationed for decades in La Honda and established the Flornell Camp.[11]

Maguire died on January 7, 1924, in San Francisco.[11] He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 LaBounty, Woody. "Maguire's Houses: A Closer Look". opensfhistory.org. OpenSFHistory. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mayor Phelan Makes Two Important Appointments". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. June 29, 1900. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A. B. Maguire". The San Francisco Call. October 10, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Augustus B. Maguire". San Francisco Chronicle. October 10, 1890. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Mohan, Hugh J.; Clough, E. H.; Cosgrave, John P. (1880). Pen Pictures of Our Representative Men. Sacramento: H. A. Weaver's Valley Press. pp. 55–56. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Our School Board". The Daily Examiner. October 22, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ↑ "Flanagan & Maguire". The Morning Call. November 26, 1887. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ↑ "More Who Get Places". San Francisco Examiner. January 3, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ↑ "Maguire is the President". San Francisco Chronicle. June 2, 1895. p. 17. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. 1 2 San Francisco Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year 1899-1900, Ending June 30, 1900. San Francisco: Hinton Printing Co. 1900. p. 73. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Death Claims A. B. Maguire Sr. in San Francisco Monday". Redwood City Standard. January 10, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ↑ "For the Folsom Boulevard". San Francisco Examiner. May 21, 1895. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ↑ ""This Neighborhood Has Now Come Into Its Own," Says Mayor Rolph; School Pupils Join Residents in Expressing Joy". The San Francisco Call. September 23, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ↑ "Former Grand Councils". San Francisco Examiner. August 4, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ↑ "Married". The San Francisco Call. December 5, 1873. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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