Henry Haight

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Henry Haight (1820 – 1869) was an American exchange banker and pioneer. He was the manager of the Banking House of Page, Bacon & Co. in San Francisco during the California gold rush era.

He is the uncle of Henry Huntly Haight (1825–1878), tenth governor of California.

Haight Street, running from San Francisco's Civic Center through the Haight-Ashbury, is named in his honor.

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"HAIGHT--"Death of an Old Citizen. The numerous friends of Henry HAIGHT will be pained to learn of his sudden demise. He died at his residence in this city, yesterday. He was a brother of the late Hon. Fletcher M. HAIGHT, Judge of the Southern District Court of California, and uncle of Hon. H. H. HAIGHT, the present Governor of this State. He was born in Allegany County, New York, in 1820. When a young man he was a teller in the Bank of Monroe and secured hosts of friends by his affability, business capacity and unswerving integrity. He removed to St. Louis in 1847 and became connected with the banking house of PAGE & BACON. In June 1850 he came to San Francisco with David CHAMBERS and F. W. PAGE to establish the house of PAGE, BACON & Co., those three being resident partners, and D. D. PAGE and H. D. BACON at St. Louis. The business of the firm was chiefly managed by Mr. HAIGHT and its California branch enjoyed several years of great prosperity; but the firm failed in 1855 owing to liabilities incurred by the house of Page & Bacon in St. Louis. For some years past Mr. HAIGHT has filled the office of Notary Public in this city, and been highly esteemed in all the social and business relations of life by every member of this community, acquainted with him. Of a noble and generous nature, a kind husband and father, he has gone down to the tomb leaving a widow, three fatherless children and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss."

Source: San Francisco Examiner, 25 March 1869, p. 2.

Haight Street in San Francisco of Haight-Ashbury fame was named for him: [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Haight] His nephew Henry Huntly Haight (1825-78) was the 10th governor of California.