Richard M. Hotaling

Richard M. Hotaling (November 27, 1868 – November 14, 1925), commonly known as Dick Hotaling, was an American clubman, stage actor, playwright, and politician. He was from a pioneering family in San Francisco, California and the son of Anson Parsons Hotaling, a noted businessman and one of the richest people in California by 1900.

Life and career Richard M. Hotaling was born on November 27, 1868, in San Francisco, California. His parents were Lavinia Johnson (née Linen) and Anson Parsons "A.P." Hotaling.

His father A.P. Hotaling died in 1900 without will, and his wife Lavinia and son Richard battled in court for many years over the estate, worth an estimated US $5 million.

His father A.P. Hotaling had owned of land in Marin County, California. After his father's death, Richard built and lived at Hotaling Mansion (1900) in Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California. In 1925 the Hotaling family sold the property and he moved back to San Francisco. The case was in national news, and was brought before a grand jury.

Death Hotaling died from leucocythemia (now known as acute myeloid leukemia) on November 14, 1925, in San Francisco. He was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma.

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