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3 unusual facts about Henry Huntly Haight


California Department of Fish and Wildlife

In 1870, the Legislature, with the support of Governor Henry Huntly Haight, created the Board of Fish Commissioners.

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Henry Huntly Haight was the 10th Governor of California, and many places in San Francisco were named for this family.

Henry Huntly Haight

Though it is commonly thought to be true, Haight Street in San Francisco may or may not have been named after Haight himself since it is thought by some that the street was indeed named after his uncle, the pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight (1820 – 1869).



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