Edward Berwick (January 25, 1843 – January 28, 1934) was an American farmer who raised crops, orchards, and livestock. He settled in Carmel Valley, California in 1869 and developed the Berwick Manor and Orchard. He planted the first commercial pear orchard, specializing in the Winter Nelis pear. He was nationally known for his work for peace and the parcel post.[1][2]
Edward Berwick | |
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 Edward Berwick | |
| Born | January 25, 1843 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
| Died | January 28, 1934 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | English American |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, Writer, Speaker |
| Spouse | Isabella Richardson |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editBerwick was born in London, England on January 25, 1843. He was the son of James Berwick and Nacy Mary Handley.[3][4]
Berwick and his wife had three children. Their son, Edward Berwick Jr., died on February 5, 1909, at age 34, when he was engaged to Edith Jordan, daughter of Stanford University President David Starr Jordan.[5][6]
Career
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Berwick sponsored the growing delivery business, United Parcel Service, and became the first president of the Postal Post League of California, fighting for parcel post and Postal Svings-Banks.[6] He was a scholar who taught at the Carmelo School, which was Carmel Valley's first schoolhouse. He was a writer, speaker and advocate of local sanitation and world peace.[7]
Death
editBerwick of Pacific Grove, died on January 28, 1934, in Monterey, California. He was 91 years old.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Parcels Post Father Dead". The Chico Enterprise. Chico, California. 31 Jan 1934. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Pioneer Succumbs At Pacific Grove". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 4 Feb 1934. p. 58. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Berwick, Edward (January 28, 1934). "California U.S. Death Index 1940-1997" (Database). Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
- ^ Berwick, Edward (January 25, 1843). "California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990" (Database). California State Library; Sacramento, California; Biographical Files.
- ^ "Found Dead In Bed. Edward Berwick Jr. Dies Suddenly at His Carmel Valley Home". Monterey Daily Cypress and Monterey American. Monterey, California. 6 Feb 1909. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ a b "Edward Berwick, To Wed Dr. Jordan's Daughter". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose, California. 21 Jan 1909. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ a b "Edward Berwick, Pear Pioneer of Peninsula, Is 91". Salinas Morning Post. Salinas, California. 27 Jan 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
External links
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- Rockwell D. Hunt (1932). California and Californians. The Lewis Publishing Co. OCLC 5041055.
- The Urgent Need of Our Pacific Coast States, by Edward Berwick, The Arena (1897)
- Offshore Whaling In The Bay Of Monterey, by Edward Berwick, The Cosmopolitan (1900)
- Pacific Rural Press articles by Edward Berwick (1901)
- A Farmer Whose Son Is Also A Farmer, by Edward Berwick, The World's Work (1901)
- National Register of Historic Places in Monterey County
- Berwick Manor and Orchard