Henry Haight
For the former California governor, see Henry Huntly Haight.
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.[1]
Haight Street, running from San Francisco's Civic Center through the Haight-Ashbury, is named in his honor.[2]
References
- ↑ "Henry Haight obituary "Death of an Old Citizen"". San Francisco Examiner. 25 Mar 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ↑ "San Francisco Streets Named for Pioneers". Museum of the City of San Francisco. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- Hittell, Theodore Henry (1885). History of California. San Francisco: Pacific Press. OCLC 4350030.
- Sherman, William (1984) [1875]. Memoirs of General William T. Sherman. New York: Da Capo Press. pp. 110–112. ISBN 0-306-80213-9.
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