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Richard D. Hongisto
Chief of the San Francisco Police Department
In office April 1, 1992 – May 15, 1992
Mayor
Frank Jordan
Preceded by
William Casey
Succeeded by
Anthony Ribera
Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco
In office January 8, 1991 – April 1, 1992
Preceded by
???
Succeeded by
Doris M. Ward
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the at-large district
In office January 8, 1981 – January 8, 1991
Preceded by
District-based elections
Succeeded by
Kevin Shelley
Constituency
seat 2
Acting Commissioner of the New York Department of Corrections
In office 1978–1979
Governor
Hugh Carey
Preceded by
Benjamin Ward
Succeeded by
???
Chief of the Cleveland Division of Police
In office December 14, 1977 – March 24, 1978
Mayor
Dennis Kucinich
Preceded by
Michael Aherns
Succeeded by
Jeffrey Fox
31st Sheriff of San Francisco
In office January 8, 1972 – December 11, 1977
Preceded by
Matthew C. Carberry
Succeeded by
Eugene A. Brown
Personal details
Born
Richard Duane Hongisto
(1936-12-16)December 16, 1936 Bovey, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
November 4, 2004(2004-11-04) (aged 67) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Police career
Department
San Francisco Sheriff's Department
Cleveland Division of Police
San Francisco Police Department
Service years
San Francisco: 1958–1977
Cleveland: 1977–1978
San Francisco: 1992
Rank
Sheriff
Chief
Richard Duane Hongisto (December 16, 1936, Bovey, Minnesota – November 4, 2004, San Francisco, California)[1][2] was a businessman, politician, sheriff, and police chief of San Francisco, California, and Cleveland, Ohio.
^Romney, Lee (November 6, 2004). "Richard Hongisto, 67; Ex-Sheriff in San Francisco Had Turbulent Career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^Associated Press, The (November 6, 2004). "Richard Hongisto, Unorthodox Politician, Dies at 67". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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