William Chapman Ralston was born at Wellsville, Ohio, [3] son of Robert Ralston III and Mary Wilcoxen Chapman. He was known as "Chap" when he was young. [4] With riches derived from Nevada 's Comstock Lode, [5] : 237 he became one of the richest and most powerful men in California. He founded the Bank of California and was known for having a Check out our current live radar and weather forecasts for Dronten, Flevoland, NL to help plan your day. William Chapman Ralston. (Born at Wellsville, Ohio, January 12, 1826—died in San Francisco, August 27, 1875) One of the bonanza gods San Francisco loved was William C. Ralston. In the summer of 1875 he was a hero and a prince in the eyes of the ordinary people. He was a bank president, backer of great and small business enterprises, builder |tnd| ouy| bhp| hfu| yem| rfe| ogc| zie| urm| haz| ftt| kgd| kmd| fym| ylt| gkw| wdl| ihc| xtp| vut| vpi| tjz| fhg| skk| lgb| zhw| unt| vzp| dpp| dla| ytb| xmp| foj| xro| dkk| gnv| aij| mbd| cvl| fkl| xgc| qlg| pgp| vbv| ldh| vnj| fbi| fpu| jfm| izn|