Henry Huntley Haight, Governor

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Henry Huntley Haight

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States
Death: September 02, 1878 (53)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Fletcher Mathews Haight and Elizabeth Stuart Haight
Husband of Anna Elizabeth Haight
Father of Janet Cameron Haight; Cameron Haight; Unamed Haight; Henry Huntley Haight and Louis Montrose Haight
Brother of Jeanette Cameron Haight and Dugald Cameron Haight
Half brother of Samuel Haight; Fletcher Haight; Elizabeth Knight; Sarah Tompkins; Fletcher M. Haight and 4 others

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About Henry Huntley Haight, Governor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Huntly_Haight

Henry Huntly Haight (May 20, 1825 – September 2, 1878) was the tenth governor of California from December 5, 1867 to December 8, 1871.

Biography

Son of Fletcher Mathews Haight, he was born in Rochester, New York, and graduated from Yale University. He married Anna Bissell (1834-1898) and had at least one son, Dr. Louis Montrose Haight (1868-1942).

Haight never held public office of any kind before he was elected Governor of California on the Democratic ticket, beginning his term of office in 1867. He was the first governor to use the offices in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. He signed the Act, March 23, 1868 creating the University of California. After he was governor he made his home in Alameda, California. He died in 1878, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

Legacy

Though it is commonly thought to be true, Haight Street in San Francisco may or may not have been named after Haight since it is thought by some that the street may indeed have been named after his uncle, the pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight (1820 – 1869).

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Henry Huntley Haight, Governor's Timeline

1825
May 20, 1825
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States
1858
July 2, 1858
1860
1860
1862
August 12, 1862
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1864
November 4, 1864
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1868
October 7, 1868
Alameda, Alameda County, California, United States
1878
September 2, 1878
Age 53
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States