Eugene Joly de Sabla Jr. (January 20, 1865 – January 18, 1956) was a co-founder of California Gas and Electric Company and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
Early life
He was born in Panama, on January 20, 1865.[1] The family emigrated to San Francisco around 1870, where de Sabla's father worked in real estate; Leon, Eugene's brother, was born in 1876.[1]
Career
After graduating from Lowell High School in 1883, de Sabla worked in an Arizona copper mine in which his father shared ownership; after his mother died in 1885, he returned to San Francisco[1] and formed a partnership with his father on July 31, 1886,[2]