He was later the Vice President of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company .
The city was named after David Douty Colton , who had been a Brigadier General of the California State Militia in 1855 , prior to the Civil War .
David Douty Colton was later the Brigadier General   of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company .
The city was named after David Douty Colton , who had been a Brigadier General of the California State Militia in 1855 , prior to the Civil War .