Atherton's greatest legacy was his family name given to the town of Atherton, previously known as "Fair Oaks".
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Atherton was a land speculator purchasing tracts in Hayward, Watsonville and other places.
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# Francisco Fascon Atherton (b. 1857), married Jane Selby, daughter of Thomas Henry Selby, 13th mayor of San Francisco, California, who built the Selby Shot Tower in San Francisco and founded the Selby Smelting Works.
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