Andrew Jackson Bryant
17th Mayor of San Francisco from 1875 to 1879 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Andrew Bryant, see Andrew Bryant (disambiguation).
Andrew Jackson Bryant, known as A.J. Bryant, (1831–1888) was the seventeenth mayor of San Francisco, California, serving from December 1875 to December 1879 during a lengthy economic depression that struck San Francisco and the rest of the country. Bryant was a strong advocate for an eight-hour work day as well as legislation to halt the immigration of Chinese laborers into the state. A prominent insurance man and a sportsman, he drowned in the San Francisco Bay after falling from a ferryboat.
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Andrew Jackson Bryant | |
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17th Mayor of San Francisco | |
In office December 5, 1875 – December 1, 1879 | |
Preceded by | George Hewston |
Succeeded by | Isaac Smith Kalloch |
Personal details | |
Born | (1831-10-30)October 30, 1831 Effingham, New Hampshire, US |
Died | (1888-05-11)May 11, 1888 (aged 56) San Francisco, California, US |
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