8. | Charles Capp DeWolf was born on 21 Feb 1881 in San Francisco, CA (son of William Morrison DeWolf and Mary Eleanor McClure); died on 16 Jun 1944 in Oakland, CA. Notes:
Charles Capp DeWolf was a civil engineer from the first graduating class of engineering - then called the School of Mechanics or something like that. He was a classmate of Gordon Sproul- later president of the University of California. I believe UC Berkeley was the only UC campus at the time. In early marriage he worked on mining projects and they spent their honeymoon in a tent. Later he worked on FDRoosevelt inspired New Deal constructions. I think dams.
He was a civil servant and the secretary to the City Manager. He may have been the Asst. City Manger, and he was best known for cleaning up the Civil Service system which at the time of his hire was an old boy network with no entrance criteria but knowing the right person. Grandpa DeWolf created the first Civil Service Exam, according to my father- which may not be accurate. He was well respected for his integrity. Of course he was an Eagle Scout, a tradition in the family and a Boy Scout leader. He was a Mason and active in that organization. He was Presbyterian and Grandma DeWolf was raised Catholic or her mother was. Grandpa DeWolf was know to make negative comments about Catholics and ethnic groups as well. He died of a heart attack.
Charles married Mary Jane McCabe on 01 Mar 1913 in Berkeley, CA. Mary (daughter of Peter Ross McCabe and Coe Celestia Ellis) was born on 02 Nov 1885; died on 18 Sep 1967 in CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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