California State Officials Biographies 1911 ARTHUR ARLETT Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://calarchives4u.com/ These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION COMMISSION ARTHUR ARLETT was born in Oakland, California, May 13, 1875. Went to public school there until ten years old. Entered the university of labor and hard knocks at that age. Learned the trade of bricklayer and has been continuously engaged in building construction. Was married in Anaconda, Mont., in 1898. Has two daughters and a son. Resides at Berkeley. Has been a director of the Berkeley Y.M.C.A. for ten years and is a member of the State Executive Committee of the Y.M.C.A. Is extensively engaged in general contracting and building around San Francisco Bay and in Oregon. Was appointed by Governor Hiram W. Johnson as a member of the Panama-Pacific Internation Exposition Commission of the State of California August 21, 1912, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of R. Cameron Rogers of Santa Barbara. Source: California Blue Book, or State Roster, 1911 Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State Friend W. Richardson, Superintendent of State Printing, Sacramento, CA, 1913