Describe Eugene Edgar Trefethen here (January 11, 1875 - July 10, 1940)
Born in Oakland, California
Descendant of the famous Van Rensselaer family
Maternal grandfather, Rensselaer Waford Van Syckle, came to California prior to 1849. Grandfather was a contemporary of Huntington, Stanford & Crocker, the railroad and State of California builders
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1899
President of the California State Bar Association
President of the Athens Athletic Club
President of the Athenian-Nile Club
After the death of his wife, Georgie Carroll Trefethen in 1930, Trefethen lived with his mother, Ada Van Syckle Trefethen in Oakland.
Died after an appendectomy in Oakland, California
