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ROY P. THORPE
A man who is closely identified with the business life of Merced, Cal., is Roy P. Thorpe, the well known fire insurance
broker, who since 1914 has been county sealer of weights and measures in Merced County. He was born on his father's
farm in Ross County, near Washington Court House, Ohio, on January 15, 1882, a son of Daniel and Hannah (Robinson)
Thorpe. When our subject was six years old, the family removed to Kansas, where the father engaged in farming;
he passed away when Roy was a lad of nine years.
Roy P. Thorpe received a grammar and high school education in the schools of Kansas, taking his high school course
at Garden City. He came to California in 1902 and spent two years at Stanford University; then he was engaged in
the automobile business in Palo Alto until 1908, when he sold out and removed to Merced, where he entered the employ
of the Cooperative Land & Trust Company, remaining with them until 1910. That year, in partnership with Walter
Casad, he established a real estate and insurance business, the partnership continuing until 1912, when he became
a partner of G. A. Howell. Since 1913 Mr. Thorpe has successfully operated the business alone. Mr. Thorpe also
owns and operates a ranch adjacent to Merced.
The marriage of Mr. Thorpe united him with Miss Isabel Bird, a native daughter of California, daughter of Isaac
Bird, now living retired in Palo Alto. Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe have one son, Harold. Fraternally, Mr. Thorpe is a Mason
and an Elk, being a past exalted ruler of the Lodge in Merced. In politics he adheres to the principles of the
Republican party.
From:
History of Merced County, California
With a Biographical Review
History by John Outcalt
Historic Record Company
Los Angeles, California 1925
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