James Otis (politician)

Infobox Officeholder
name = James Otis

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order = 15^th
office = Mayor of San Francisco
term_start = December 1, 1873
term_end = October 30, 1875
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predecessor = William Alvord
successor = George Hewston
birth_date = birth date|1826|8|11|mf=y
birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts
death_date = death date and age|1875|10|30|1826|8|11|mf=y
death_place = San Francisco, California
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James Otis (born August 11,1826; died October 30,1875) was a politician from San Francisco, California. James Otis was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 11,1826 Otis then moved to San Francisco for the 1849 California Gold Rush. Otis then became an importer and exporter in San Francisco. He then became a member of the Board of Supervisors in 1859 and served until 1862. Otis was then elected Mayor of San Francisco in 1873 and was sworn in on December 1,1873. James Otis died of diphtheria in San Francisco on October 30,1875 while still serving his term as mayor. James Otis was the first and only mayor to die in office until George Moscone's assassination in 1978.