List of pre-statehood mayors of San Francisco explained
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
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]
Mexican era
Alcaldes of San Francisco[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] ! Portrait! Alcalde! Term! Notes | | 1834 | 1835 |
| | 1835 | 1836 |
| | 1836 | 1837 |
| | 1837 | 1838 |
| | 1838 | 1839 |
| | 1839 | 1842 |
| | 1842 | 1843 |
| | 1843 | 1844 |
| | 1844 | 1845 |
| | 1845 | 1845 |
| | 1845 | 1846 |
| | 1846 | 1846 | |
American era
Alcaldes of San Francisco! Portrait! Alcalde! Term! Notes | | August 22, 1846 | February 22, 1847 |
| | February 22, 1847 | June 1847 |
| George Hyde[9] | June 1847 | April 1848 |
| | April 1848 | September 1848 |
| | October 1848 | August 1849 |
| | August 1849 | March 1, 1850 | |
See also
Notes and 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. (alk. paper); See pages 206–207
- http://mistersf.com/etcetera/index.html?etcmayors.htm MisterSF.com
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/US_Mayors2.html#San-Francisco Mayors of US Major Cities M-W
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1825-1840 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ; See pages 729-731
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1808-1824 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ; See pages 604-606
- http://history.rays-place.com/ca/sc-sj2.htm History of San Jose, California - Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers
- Web site: Early San Francisco Street Names - 1846-1849 . 2007-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807203455/http://www.sfmuseum.org/street/stnames4.html . August 7, 2007 .
