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Henry Huntly Haight

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Lieutenant
  
William Holden

Spouse(s)
  
Anna E. Bissell

Education
  
Yale University

Political party
  
Democratic

Parents
  
Fletcher Mathews Haight


Succeeded by
  
Newton Booth

Name
  
Henry Haight

Preceded by
  
Frederick Low

Profession
  
Lawyer

Party
  
Democratic Party

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Role
  
Former Governor of California

Died
  
September 2, 1878, San Francisco, California, United States

Previous office
  
Governor of California (1867–1871)

Similar People
  
George Clement Perkins, Romualdo Pacheco, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Henry Perrin Coon

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

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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 himself since it is thought by some that the street was indeed named after his uncle, the pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight (1820 – 1869). Henry Haight Elementary School in Alameda, California is named after the former governor.

References

Henry Huntly Haight Wikipedia