Background
Hecke, George H. was born on January 4, 1870 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of William Robert and Augusta (Bothe) Hecke.
Hecke, George H. was born on January 4, 1870 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of William Robert and Augusta (Bothe) Hecke.
Educated Horticultural College, Geisenheim on Rhine, Viticultural College, Montpelier, France, also at Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England. Doctor of Laws, University California, 1937. Appointed expert in viticulture unites states department of Agriculture.
Came to the United States, 1891, naturalized, 1896. Settled at Woodland, California, 1892, and engaged as fruit grower and packer. Owner 200 acres in orchard and vineyards and 209 acres field crops.
Appointed state commissioner horticulture, 1916.
Director California Department Agriculture, 1922-1931. Originator Western Plant Quarantine Board (11 Western states, British Columbia, Lower California, Hawaii).
Consolidated state agricultural activities California, under California Department Agriculture, organizer California Agricultural Legislative Committee (45 associations). Commander Agricultural Legion of Honor Ouissam Alaouite, France-Morocco.
Address: Woodland, California 95695.
Married Elizabeth Welch, January 27, 1897. Children: Leila, Martha Henrietta.