William Henry Crocker (1861-1937)
of "Skyfarm" Hillsborough & New York; President of the Crocker National Bank
He was President of the Crocker National Bank that was instrumental in financing the rebuild of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. He lived between 420 Park Avenue in New York and "Skyfarm" (see images) at Hillsborough, California. He married Ethel, daughter of Simon Willard Sperry, of Sperry & Co., flour manufacturers, of Stockton, California, and they had four adult children.