Lew Hing

Businessperson, Deceased Person

1858 – 1934

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Who was Lew Hing?

Lew Hing was a Chinese-born American industrialist. His formal married name was Lew Yu-ling.

After immigrating to the United States from China in 1871, Lew became a pioneer in the canning industry. He owned four canneries in California, in the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Monterey, and Antioch. His canneries supplied Herbert Hoover’s American Relief program following World War I. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Lew also owned a shipping company, two hotels, and an import-export business. In Mexico, he owned a cotton plantation. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors for the China Mail Steamship Company, and President of the Bank of Canton. He was also a real estate developer. Today, his legacy is being carried on in the Pacific Cannery Lofts in Oakland by Holliday Development, where dedications are made in his honor in one of his original buildings for the Pacific Coast Canning Company.

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Born
May 1, 1858
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Mar 7, 1934

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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