Abner Weed

Abner Edward Weed (September 18, 1842 – June 14, 1917)[1] was an American politician who served as a soldier in the American Civil War with Company C, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, and was present at Appomattox, Virginia, to witness Lee's surrender to Grant. On September 18, 1866, he married Rachel C. Cunningham, and came to California in 1869, locating in Truckee. Between 1869 and 1889, he was actively engaged in the development of the country between Truckee and Sierraville. In 1889, he moved with his family to Mount Shasta where he was actively engaged in industry and important developments of Siskiyou County. He was the founder of the mammoth Weed holdings at Weed, and the builder of the Hotel Weed in Dunsmuir, California, which bears his name. He built and sold the S.P. Co. thirty miles of railroad from Weed to Grass Lake in 1902, and in 1904 sold his immense holdings at Weed to R.A. Long of Kansas City, Mo. Besides this he accumulated large property interests in Oregon, Scott Valley and near Stockton. He served this district as Senator during the years of 1907–1909, and was Siskiyou county supervisor for eight years.

Abner Weed
Member of the California Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Preceded by	Clifford Coggins
Succeeded by	Thaddeus Wilton Huff Shanahan
Personal details
Born	(1842-09-18)September 18, 1842 Dixmont, Maine, U.S.
Died	June 14, 1917(1917-06-14) (aged 75) Weed, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rachael Cobb Cunningham ​ ​ (after 1866)​
Children	4
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	8th Maine Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Statue of Abner Weed - founder of the City of Weed in northern California - located at 550 Main Street, Weed's Centennial Plaza was constructed with bricks salvaged from Abner Weed's old sawmill.