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]

Alcaldes of Mission San Francisco de Asís
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 San Francisco[4][5][6][7][8]
Portrait Alcalde Term Notes
Francisco de Haro 1834 1835
José Joaquín Estudillo 1835 1836
Francisco Guerrero y Palomares 1836 1837
Ygnacio Martínez 1837 1838
Francisco de Haro 1838 1839
Francisco Guerrero y Palomares 1839 1842
José de Jesús Noé 1842 1843
Francisco Sánchez 1843 1844
William Sturgis Hinckley 1844 1845
Juan Nepomuceno Padilla 1845 1845
José de la Cruz Sánchez 1845 1846
José de Jesús Noé 1846 1846

American era

Alcaldes of San Francisco[4][5]
Portrait Alcalde Term Notes
Washington Allon Bartlett August 22, 1846 February 22, 1847
Edwin Bryant February 22, 1847 June 1847
George Hyde[9] June 1847 April 1848
John Townsend April 1848 September 1848
Thaddeus M. Leavenworth October 1848 August 1849
John White Geary August 1849 March 1, 1850

See also

References

  1. ^ Fr. Engelhardt O. F. M, Zephyrin. San Francisco or Mission Dolores, Franciscan Herald Press, 1924 pg 97
  2. ^ Englehardt, 1924
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b MisterSF.com
  5. ^ a b Mayors of US Major Cities M-W
  6. ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1825-1840 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ISBN 978-1344073653; See pages 729-731
  7. ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1808-1824 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ISBN 9789353603700; See pages 604-606
  8. ^ History of San Jose, California - Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers
  9. ^ "Early San Francisco Street Names - 1846-1849". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
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