P. S. Wilcox was on the city council in 1866 and 1867. P. S. Wilcox and Samuel Merritt were at one point the two richest men in Oakland. 1 Wilcox was one of the founders of the Oakland Bank of Savings in 1867. 2 He was the Treasurer of the Alameda County and/or the Oakland Humane Society 3 and President of the Oakland Fire Insurance Company. 4

P. S. Wilcox was the builder of the Wilcox Building in Old Oakland. Built in 1868, the building was the tallest building in Oakland at the time at three stories. 5

Links and References

  1. Dr. Samuel Merritt: his life and achievements. The Kennedy Co., printers, 1938.
  2. Baker, Joseph Eugene. Past and present of Alameda County, California, Volume 1. SJ Clarke: 1914.
  3. "Our Dumb Animals." Vol 5-8, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 1872.
  4. O'Donoghue, John. The Chronicle: A Weekly Journal, Devoted to the Interests of Insurance, Manufacturers and Real Estate, Volume 14. 1874.
  5. "Old Oakland."
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