List of pre-statehood mayors of San Francisco
This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Francisco, from 1779 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.
Spanish era
[edit]California's first governor Felipe de Neve ordered all of the Missions to elect local Alcaldes (a combination of Mayor and Magistrate) around 1779.[1]
| Term | |
|---|---|
| Valeriano and Jorge were elected.[2] | 1797 |
| Two Ohlone men from the village Pruristac with the baptismal names Hilarion and George[3] | 1807 |
Mexican era
[edit]| Portrait | Alcalde | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Francisco de Haro | 1834 | 1835 |
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José Joaquín Estudillo | 1835 | 1836 |
| Francisco Guerrero y Palomares | 1836 | 1837 | |
| Ygnacio Martínez | 1837 | 1838 | |
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Francisco de Haro | 1838 | 1839 |
| Francisco Guerrero y Palomares | 1839 | 1842 | |
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José de Jesús Noé | 1842 | 1843 |
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Francisco Sánchez | 1843 | 1844 |
| William Sturgis Hinckley | 1844 | 1845 | |
| Juan Nepomuceno Padilla | 1845 | 1845 | |
| José de la Cruz Sánchez | 1845 | 1846 | |
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José de Jesús Noé | 1846 | 1846 |
American era
[edit]| Portrait | Alcalde | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Washington Allon Bartlett | August 22, 1846 | February 22, 1847 |
| Edwin Bryant | February 22, 1847 | June 1847 | |
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George Hyde[9] | June 1847 | April 1848 |
| John Townsend | April 1848 | September 1848 | |
| Thaddeus M. Leavenworth | October 1848 | August 1849 | |
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John White Geary | August 1849 | March 1, 1850 |
See also
[edit]- List of pre-statehood mayors of Los Angeles
- List of pre-statehood mayors of San Jose
- List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego
References
[edit]- ^ Fr. Engelhardt O. F. M, Zephyrin. San Francisco or Mission Dolores, Franciscan Herald Press, 1924 pg 97
- ^ Englehardt, 1924
- ^ Milliken, Randall. A Time of Little Choice: The Disintegration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area 1769–1910 Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1995. ISBN 0-87919-132-5 (alk. paper); See pages 206–207
- ^ a b MisterSF.com
- ^ a b Mayors of US Major Cities M-W
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1825-1840 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ISBN 978-1344073653; See pages 729-731
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1808-1824 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ISBN 9789353603700; See pages 604-606
- ^ History of San Jose, California - Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers
- ^ "Early San Francisco Street Names - 1846-1849". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.