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William H. Kohl (died 1904) was a sea captain shipowner shipbuilder and a founding partner of the Alaska Commercial Company. A Victoria shipbuilder he was of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage and a California 49er. An engineer by training he was also a trader having made a fortune in Alaska in the fur seal business. His San Mateo California estate was landscaped by John McLaren. It is now the city’s central park and houses the San Mateo Arboretum.