Background
Bradford MacChesney Crittenden was born in San Jose, California on May 9, 1912. His
father, later State Senator Bradford S. Crittenden (1876-1952), was an attorney. His
mother, Edith MacChesney Crittenden (1876 -1952), a former music instructor at the
College of the Pacific, was related to the late George Kasson, a major landholder in the
Tracy area.