George Henry Sanderson
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George Henry Sanderson (1824-1 February 1893) was a notable politician of the United States Republican Party. Sanderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and traveled to San Francisco during the 1849 Gold Rush in California
. He served as the 22nd Mayor of San Francisco from January 5, 1891 to January 3, 1893.
Mayor Sanderson died of pneumonia
on February 1, 1893.
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
. He served as the 22nd Mayor of San Francisco from January 5, 1891 to January 3, 1893.
Mayor Sanderson died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
on February 1, 1893.