Dates

• Existence: 1887    

Biography

Actively associated with the higher and better interests of Santa Barbara as a business man and as a public official, Harvey T. Nielson is widely and favorably known not only as a real estate dealer and insurance agent, but as president of the city council. He was born, January 23, 1887, in Jackson, Michigan, a son of MacFarlane and Emma Jane (Cleveland) Nielson, coming on the paternal side of the house from pure Scotch ancestry, and on his mother's side of English-Dutch stock.

Receiving his elementary education in the public schools of Detroit, Michigan, Harvey T. Nielson was graduated from the Santa Barbara High School with the class of 1904. Immediately securing a position with the County National Bank, he was there assistant cashier for ten years. Subsequently Mr. Nielson embarked in the real estate and insurance business in partnership with Edgar D. Park, whom he afterwards bought out, and has since conducted both branches of the business alone. In addition to managing his own private affairs, he is a director of the Santa Barbara Building and Loan Association.

On June 4, 1912, Mr. Nielson married Miss Hazel Venable, a daughter of P. S. and Susan Venable, of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, and they have one child, Nancy Nielson. Mr. Nielson is a steadfast republican in politics, and in 1916 was elected to the city council for a term of two years, and is now serving as its president. Religiously Mr. Nielson is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Source: Gidney, C. M., Benjamin Brooks, Edwin M. Sheridan. 1917. History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties, California, Vol. 2, Chicago, Ill. : Lewis Publishing Co.

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