Background
Creed, Wigginton Ellis was born on February 8, 1877 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of William Henry and Georgia Hindman (Ellis) Creed.
lawyer public utility executive
Creed, Wigginton Ellis was born on February 8, 1877 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of William Henry and Georgia Hindman (Ellis) Creed.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, 1898.
Began law practice at San Francisco, 1900. Member Titus, Wright & Creed, 1902-1907, Titus & Creed, 1907-1915, Creed, Jones & Dall, 1915-1922. Retired from practice of law, 1922.
Assisted in reorganizing Peoples Water Company, 1915-1917, and was made president reorganized company, East Bay Water Company, 1917.
Also president Pacific Gas & Electric Company, C. A. Hooper & Company (lumber), Columbia Steel Company. Director Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank, Associated Oil Corporation, East Bay Water Company, and various other corporations Regent University of California, 1918-1920.
Trustee California Institution for Deaf and Blind, 1905-1913. Trustee Hooper Foundation, and Mills College.
Member Titus, Wright & Creed, 1902-1907, Titus & Creed, 1907-1915, Creed, Jones & Dall, 1915-1922.
Married Isabel Hooper, October 15, 1904. Children: Stanwood Cooper (deceased), Isabel Payson, Patricia Perry, Elizabeth Ellis, Margery Meserve.