August 8, 1898(1898-08-08) (aged 68) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place
Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma, California)
Political party
People's
Profession
Businessman
Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 – August 8, 1898) was a German-American engineer, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897.[1][2] Born a German Jew, he moved to Virginia City, Nevada and made a fortune at the Comstock Lode. Several places in San Francisco bear his name in remembrance of his life and contributions to the city.[2]
^"Historic photos capture former glory of Adolph Sutro's once-grand San Francisco west end compound". San Francisco Chronicle. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ abDelgado, James. "The History and Significance of the Adolph Sutro Historic District excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form prepared in 2000" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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in the Cripple Creek district, Colorado. The tunnel was proposed by AdolphSutro, a Prussian Jewish mining entrepreneur, in 1860. He promoted the drainage...
patented their design in 1873. AdolphSutro was the first Jewish mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897. At one time Sutro owned one-twelfth of the acreage...
acquired by AdolphSutro in 1879, shortly after his Comstock Lode stock was bought out by his partners, the "Silver Big 4." That enabled Sutro to invest...
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engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist AdolphSutro. The library was deeded to the State of California by Sutro's heirs with the stipulation that it never...
attractions along Point Lobos Avenue at the coast originally built by AdolphSutro, a Comstock Lode silver baron, and a major land owner/developer in and...
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Baltimore, Maryland. Sutro was born to a Jewish family in Aachen, Germany. He has six brothers and three sisters. His brother AdolphSutro became the first...
Three mayors have Jewish ancestry: Washington Bartlett (Sephardi), AdolphSutro (Ashkenazi), and Dianne Feinstein (Ashkenazi). Thirteen mayors are native...
Doctor of Music. She married Theodore Sutro (1845–1927), a lawyer and financier and brother of Otto Sutro and AdolphSutro, on October 1, 1884. She thus became...
water removal increased as depths increased. To overcome these troubles, AdolphSutro conceived the idea of running a drain tunnel under the Comstock Lode...
Bock (1823–1899), canon and art historian Adolph von Hansemann (1826–1903), entrepreneur and banker AdolphSutro (1830–1898), mayor of San Francisco Adam...
San Francisco Mayor AdolphSutro donated 13 acres in Parnassus Heights at the base of Mount Parnassus (now known as Mount Sutro). The new site, overlooking...
102, passim. ISBN 978-2-213-66125-4. Stewart, Robert and Mary (1962). AdolphSutro, a Biography. Berkeley, California: Howell-North. pp. 63, 86, 122, passim...
countries. The collection was built upon the donation of AdolphSutro, and contains many rare books. Sutro further emphasizes British studies of science, voyages...
Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the episode Robert Argent played AdolphSutro, a key player in the Comstock Lode. After two marriages, Baldwin wed...
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