Augustus D. Splivalo

Augustus Daniel Splivalo
Augustus Daniel Splivalo
California State Assembly
Personal details
Born	May 24, 1840; Off the coast of Peru on board his father's ship
Died	December 12, 1911 (aged 71); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, U.S.
Residence(s)	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Santa Clara

Augustus Daniel Splivalo (May 24, 1840 – December 12, 1911)[1] was an American politician and lawyer.[2] In 1870, he was the first Italian American to serve in the California State Assembly.[3] He was a prominent attorney and graduate of Santa Clara University.[4]

His father was Stefano Splivalo, an Italian, born in Viganj, Croatia; and his mother was Teresa (née Balzano) Splivalo, also Italian, born in Livorno, Italy.[1]

References

Millard, Bailey (1924). History of the San Francisco Bay Region: History and Biography. American Historical Society. p. 358.
Eterovich, Adam S. (2000). Croatians in California, 1849-1999. Ragusan Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-918660-98-5.
Berkeley.edu. "The Early American Years 1848-1880s". Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. The Regents of the University of California.
McKevitt, Gerald (2007). Brokers of Culture: Italian Jesuits in the American West, 1848-1919. Stanford University Press. pp. I. ISBN 978-0-8047-5357-9.

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[:0-1] Millard, Bailey (1924). History of the San Francisco Bay Region: History and Biography. American Historical Society. p. 358.

[2] Eterovich, Adam S. (2000). Croatians in California, 1849-1999. Ragusan Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-918660-98-5.

[3] Berkeley.edu. "The Early American Years 1848-1880s". Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. The Regents of the University of California.

[4] McKevitt, Gerald (2007). Brokers of Culture: Italian Jesuits in the American West, 1848-1919. Stanford University Press. pp. I. ISBN 978-0-8047-5357-9.