William Marriott Minton Jr. was born in Louisiana, probably in New Orleans, in 1880. His father was William Marriott Minton Sr., a member of the socially prominent Minton family of New York City. At the time of William Jr.'s birth William Sr. was married to Rebecca Bull Southmayd Holmes Minton. In 1879 William Sr. had a extramarital affair with William Jr.'s mother, a young woman named Felice Levy. William Sr. and Felice Levy did not marry until 1889.
Like his half brother and half sister William Jr. settled in California. He became a merchant seaman and was a member of the Marine Firemen's Union. This union became embroiled in violent strikes against shipping companies in the early Nineteen Twenties. The California legislature responded by passing a law against syndicalism.
In 1923 William Jr. and several of his fellow union members were tried and convicted in Los Angeles under this law. This prosecution may have been partly politically motivated. William Jr. and the other union members arrived as a group at the prison at San Quentin in 1923.
William Jr. served three years at San Quentin before being paroled in 1926. In 1940 he was pardoned by Governor Culbert Olson.
No record of William Jr. having ever married has been found. At the Minton family plot there is no marker for William M. Minton Jr..
The marker shown is for Felice L. Minton (1862-1900), the mother of William M. Minton Jr..
Like his half brother and half sister William Jr. settled in California. He became a merchant seaman and was a member of the Marine Firemen's Union. This union became embroiled in violent strikes against shipping companies in the early Nineteen Twenties. The California legislature responded by passing a law against syndicalism.
In 1923 William Jr. and several of his fellow union members were tried and convicted in Los Angeles under this law. This prosecution may have been partly politically motivated. William Jr. and the other union members arrived as a group at the prison at San Quentin in 1923.
William Jr. served three years at San Quentin before being paroled in 1926. In 1940 he was pardoned by Governor Culbert Olson.
No record of William Jr. having ever married has been found. At the Minton family plot there is no marker for William M. Minton Jr..
The marker shown is for Felice L. Minton (1862-1900), the mother of William M. Minton Jr..
William Marriott Minton Jr. was born in Louisiana, probably in New Orleans, in 1880. His father was William Marriott Minton Sr., a member of the socially prominent Minton family of New York City. At the time of William Jr.'s birth William Sr. was married to Rebecca Bull Southmayd Holmes Minton. In 1879 William Sr. had a extramarital affair with William Jr.'s mother, a young woman named Felice Levy. William Sr. and Felice Levy did not marry until 1889.
Like his half brother and half sister William Jr. settled in California. He became a merchant seaman and was a member of the Marine Firemen's Union. This union became embroiled in violent strikes against shipping companies in the early Nineteen Twenties. The California legislature responded by passing a law against syndicalism.
In 1923 William Jr. and several of his fellow union members were tried and convicted in Los Angeles under this law. This prosecution may have been partly politically motivated. William Jr. and the other union members arrived as a group at the prison at San Quentin in 1923.
William Jr. served three years at San Quentin before being paroled in 1926. In 1940 he was pardoned by Governor Culbert Olson.
No record of William Jr. having ever married has been found. At the Minton family plot there is no marker for William M. Minton Jr..
The marker shown is for Felice L. Minton (1862-1900), the mother of William M. Minton Jr..
Like his half brother and half sister William Jr. settled in California. He became a merchant seaman and was a member of the Marine Firemen's Union. This union became embroiled in violent strikes against shipping companies in the early Nineteen Twenties. The California legislature responded by passing a law against syndicalism.
In 1923 William Jr. and several of his fellow union members were tried and convicted in Los Angeles under this law. This prosecution may have been partly politically motivated. William Jr. and the other union members arrived as a group at the prison at San Quentin in 1923.
William Jr. served three years at San Quentin before being paroled in 1926. In 1940 he was pardoned by Governor Culbert Olson.
No record of William Jr. having ever married has been found. At the Minton family plot there is no marker for William M. Minton Jr..
The marker shown is for Felice L. Minton (1862-1900), the mother of William M. Minton Jr..
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