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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of San Francisco, California</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Geary</a> 1850-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breen-brenizer.html#205.78.14">Charles James Brenham</a> 1851 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris8.html#646.46.50">Stephen Randall Harris</a> 1852 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breen-brenizer.html#205.78.14">Charles James Brenham</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrettson-gartin.html#295.97.61">Cornelius Kingsland Garrison</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webb.html#230.21.99">Stephen P. Webb</a> 1854-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#705.39.61">James P. Van Ness</a> 1855-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheelock-whipp.html#398.42.23">George J. Whelan</a> 1856 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burr.html#794.71.80">Ephraim Willard Burr</a> 1856-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#723.78.25">Henry Frederick Teschemacher</a> 1859-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coon.html#081.00.01">Henry Perrin Coon</a> 1863-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#963.11.50">Frank McCoppin</a> 1867-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seeligson-selby.html#331.87.25">Thomas Henry Selby</a> 1869-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#683.56.00">William Alvord</a> 1871-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otis.html#230.85.45">James Otis</a> 1873-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hessberg-hewson.html#515.14.87">George Hewston</a> 1875 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#091.90.82">Andrew Jackson Bryant</a> 1875-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#232.65.72">Isaac S. Kalloch</a> 1879-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blais-blake.html#779.04.78">Maurice C. Blake</a> 1881-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartlett.html#614.94.05">Washington Bartlett</a> 1883-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ponce-ponder.html#181.84.13">Edward B. Pond</a> 1887-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanderson.html#958.18.25">George H. Sanderson</a> 1891-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eliphaz-ellerbee.html#959.58.24">Levi Richard Ellert</a> 1893-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sutphen-sutto.html#348.76.87">Adolph Sutro</a> 1895-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pfaelzer-phellis.html#169.01.77">James D. Phelan</a> 1897-1902 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#167.73.10">Eugene E. Schmitz</a> 1902-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowne-boyce.html#199.94.73">Charles Boxton</a> 1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor3.html#464.45.74">Edward Robeson Taylor</a> 1907-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#673.26.30">Patrick Henry McCarthy</a> 1910-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollyson-romaldus.html#893.56.06">James Rolph, Jr.</a> 1912-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html#316.75.62">Angelo J. Rossi</a> 1931-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#718.56.49">Roger D. Lapham</a> 1944-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson3.html#586.51.60">Elmer E. Robinson</a> 1948-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christinson-chumbler.html#930.09.20">George Christopher</a> 1956-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#650.99.72">John F. Shelley</a> 1964-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#015.75.26">Joseph L. Alioto</a> 1968-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#654.04.41">George Moscone</a> 1976-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#340.10.35">Dianne Feinstein</a> 1978-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#692.31.59">Art Agnos</a> 1988-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#563.00.86">Frank Jordan</a> 1992-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown9.html#645.48.37">Willie L. Brown, Jr.</a> 1996-2004 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#017.01.22">Gavin Newsom</a> 2004-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#492.96.13">Ed Lee</a> 2011- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1875: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#091.90.82">Andrew Jackson Bryant</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1875 Oct 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otis.html#230.85.45">James Otis</a>, died in office. <li> 1877: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#091.90.82">Andrew Jackson Bryant</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1896 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pfaelzer-phellis.html#169.01.77">James D. Phelan</a> (Dem & Citizens' Non-Partisan), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor2.html#363.62.35">Charles L. Taylor</a> (Rep & Citizens Independent & United Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#810.65.74">Charles S. Laumeister</a> (Citizens' Republican), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#693.91.00">Joseph I. Dimond</a> (Anti-Charter Democrat & People's), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/odem-oestreicher.html#859.90.02">C. C. O'Donnell</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everett.html#209.21.02">Oliver Everett</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1907: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowne-boyce.html#199.94.73">Charles Boxton</a>, resigned. <li> 1939 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html#316.75.62">Angelo J. Rossi</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hathcock-havenner.html#119.49.20">Franck R. Havenner</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#550.22.39">Adolph Uhl</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#000.81.56">James B. McSheehy</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#729.67.57">Adolph E. Schmidt</a>, defeated. <li> 1947: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson3.html#586.51.60">Elmer E. Robinson</a>, elected. <li> 1951: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christinson-chumbler.html#930.09.20">George Christopher</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson3.html#586.51.60">Elmer E. Robinson</a>, elected. <li> 1955: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bankson-barbosa.html#067.25.99">Frank Barbaria</a>, defeated. <li> 1971: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#340.10.35">Dianne Feinstein</a>, defeated. <li> 1975: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#340.10.35">Dianne Feinstein</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marks.html#675.21.99">Milton Marks</a>, defeated. <li> 1978 Nov 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#654.04.41">George Moscone</a>, died in office. <li> 1979 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#340.10.35">Dianne Feinstein</a>, advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#344.07.85">Quentin L. Kopp</a>, advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#929.98.55">Jello Biafra</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#875.31.12">Sylvia Weinstein</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#574.80.30">Cesar Ascarrunz</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/califano-callaghan.html#330.44.29">Steve L. Calitri</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/urbahns-uttley.html#521.91.26">Tibor Uskert</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#196.19.38">Joe Hughes</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#290.49.23">Patricia Dolbeare</a>, defeated. <li> 1979 Dec 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#340.10.35">Dianne Feinstein</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#344.07.85">Quentin L. Kopp</a>, defeated. <li> 1983 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#340.10.35">Dianne Feinstein</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#574.80.30">Cesar Ascarrunz</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#361.59.35">Gloria E. La Riva</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright7.html#278.17.94">Pat Wright</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#113.98.04">Brian Lantz</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dracos-drane.html#633.00.79">Carrie Drake</a>, defeated. <li> 1987 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#574.80.30">Cesar Ascarrunz</a>, defeated. <li> 1991: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#361.59.35">Gloria E. La Riva</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#235.49.58">Angela Alioto</a>, defeated. <li> 1991 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#574.80.30">Cesar Ascarrunz</a>, defeated. <li> 1995: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html#314.54.28">Roberta Achtenberg</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#235.49.58">Angela Alioto</a>, defeated. <li> 1999: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#467.65.33">Tom Ammiano</a>, defeated. <li> 1999 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#574.80.30">Cesar Ascarrunz</a>, defeated. <li> 2003 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#017.01.22">Gavin Newsom</a>, advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#195.93.71">Matt Gonzalez</a>, advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#235.49.58">Angela Alioto</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#467.65.33">Tom Ammiano</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leakin-leaver.html#269.64.92">Susan Leal</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rhomberg-riccobono.html#807.97.10">Tony Ribera</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/denniston-denson.html#651.03.10">Michael F. Denny</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schroer-schulte.html#670.82.60">Roger E. Schulke</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reid.html#329.27.87">Jim Reid</a>, defeated. <li> 2003 Dec 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#017.01.22">Gavin Newsom</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#195.93.71">Matt Gonzalez</a>, defeated. <li> 2007 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#017.01.22">Gavin Newsom</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#494.67.11">Quintin Mecke</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#655.43.76">Harold Hoogasian</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer-parillo.html#180.16.68">Wilma Pang</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivant-summit.html#728.82.73">Ahimsa Sumchai</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#976.75.21">Chicken John</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holmes.html#736.42.54">Lonnie Holmes</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolf.html#594.66.29">Josh Wolf</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#384.90.29">Grasshopper Kaplan</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown4.html#801.95.78">Harold Brown</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#751.90.92">George Davis</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powers.html#429.03.36">Michael Powers</a>, defeated. <li> 2011 Jan 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#017.01.22">Gavin Newsom</a>, resigned. <li> 2011 Jan 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#492.96.13">Ed Lee</a>, appointed. <li> 2011 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#492.96.13">Ed Lee</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/auth-avern.html#476.93.44">John Avalos</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hermann-herrero.html#238.78.48">Dennis J. Herrera</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chipp-chmielewski.html#500.95.64">David Chiu</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#057.97.71">Leland Yee</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html#726.34.02">Jeff Adachi</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dufrene-dukakis.html#483.33.92">Bevan Dufty</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall1.html#267.40.74">Tony Hall</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#654.80.12">Michela Alioto-Pier</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reeder-rees.html#416.84.17">Joanna Rees</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battles-baxmeyer.html#227.71.84">Terry Baum</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/timmons-tittmann.html#784.03.68">Phil Ting</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#574.80.30">Cesar Ascarrunz</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer-parillo.html#180.16.68">Wilma Pang</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawrence.html#170.41.09">Emil Lawrence</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#019.97.94">Paul Currier</a>, defeated. <p><a name=2><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at San Francisco, 1849-1980</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gayle-geerlings.html#335.82.64">John W. Geary</a> 1849 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore5.html#707.51.40">Jacob B. Moore</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#757.84.70">Thomas J. Henley</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weller.html#875.75.32">Charles L. Weller</a> 1854-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker8.html#218.54.63">Samuel H. Parker</a> 1861-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#129.87.11">Richard F. Perkins</a> 1864-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#909.83.24">Holland Smith</a> 1868-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#000.97.93">James Coey</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#475.34.77">Napoleon B. Stone</a> 1870-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#000.97.93">James Coey</a> 1874-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/backus.html#847.28.98">Samuel W. Backus</a> 1882-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#234.40.73">William J. Bryan</a> 1886-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/backus.html#847.28.98">Samuel W. Backus</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#963.11.50">Frank McCoppin</a> 1894-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#373.32.40">Wilfred W. Montague</a> 1897-1903 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fishman-fister.html#720.63.36">Arthur G. Fisk</a> 1903-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fay.html#393.46.04">Charles W. Fay</a> 1913-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/power.html#380.72.40">James E. Power</a> 1922 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/power.html#380.72.40">James E. Power</a> 1922-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todd.html#087.05.49">Harry L. Todd</a> 1927-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todd.html#087.05.49">Harry L. Todd</a> 1928-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#152.95.12">William H. McCarthy</a> 1933-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#152.95.12">William H. McCarthy</a> 1934-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzsimmons-fladeland.html#417.51.76">John F. Fixa</a> 1948-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzsimmons-fladeland.html#417.51.76">John F. Fixa</a> 1949-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee6.html#514.88.13">Lim P. Lee</a> 1966-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee6.html#514.88.13">Lim P. 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