- Thomas Henry Selby
Infobox Officeholder
name = Thomas Henry Selby
caption =
order = 13th
office = Mayor of San Francisco
term_start = December 6, 1869
term_end = December 3, 1871
deputy =
predecessor =Frank McCoppin
successor =William Alvord
birth_date = birth date|1820|5|14|mf=y
birth_place =New York City, New York
death_date = death date and age|1875|6|17|1820|5|14|mf=y
death_place =San Francisco, California
constituency =
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spouse =
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footnotes =Thomas Henry Selby (
May 14 ,1820 –June 17 ,1875 ) was the 13thMayor of San Francisco serving fromDecember 6 ,1869 toDecember 3 ,1871 .Thomas Henry Selby was born on
May 14 ,1820 inNew York, NY . When he was 29 years old, Selby went toCalifornia for theCalifornia Gold Rush . He moved toSan Francisco, California and became a merchant in the city. Selby built the Selby Shot Tower in San Francisco and founded the Selby Smelting Works. He was then elected mayor and served fromDecember 6 ,1869 toDecember 3 ,1871 . He died in San Francisco onJune 17 ,1875 ofpneumonia . He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.Selby's daughter, Jeanie, married Faxon Dean Atherton Jr., a son of Atherton namesake
Faxon Dean Atherton .His daughter Clair married Andrew Jackson Ralston, brother of William Chapman Ralston.
His son, Prentiss, married Nattie Cofin of the Nantucket Cofins.
References
* The San Francisco Genealogy [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/history/smhsm2.htm The History of San Mateo County by Phillip Alexander]
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