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
- Mission Alcaldes
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
Alcaldes of Mission San Francisco de Asís
| # | Alcalde | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco De Haro | 1834 | 1835 |
| 2 | José Joaquin Estudillo | 1835 | 1836 |
| 3 | Francisco Guerrero | 1836 | 1837 |
| 4 | Ygnacio Martinez | 1837 | 1838 |
| 5 | Francisco De Haro | 1838 | 1839 |
| 6 | Francisco Guerrero | 1839 | 1842 |
| 7 | José de Jesús Noé | 1842 | 1843 |
| 8 | Francisco Sanchez | 1843 | 1844 |
| 9 | William Sturgis Hinckley | 1844 | 1845 |
| 10 | Juan Nepomuceno Padilla | 1845 | 1845 |
| 11 | José de la Cruz Sánchez | 1845 | 1846 |
| 12 | José de Jesús Noé | 1846 | 1846 |
Alcaldes of San Francisco
| # | Alcalde | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Allon Bartlett | August 22, 1846 | February 22, 1847 |
| 2 | Edwin Bryant | February 22, 1847 | June 1847 |
| 3 | George Hyde[6] | June 1847 | April 1848 |
| 4 | John Townsend | April 1848 | September 1848 |
| 5 | Thaddeus M. Leavenworth | October 1848 | August 1849 |
| 6 | John White Geary | August 1849 | March 1, 1850 |
See also
References
- 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
- MisterSF.com
- Mayors of US Major Cities M-W
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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