| Birth: | Jan. 3, 1833
Albany
Albany County
New York, USA | | Death: | Dec. 21, 1904
San Francisco
San Francisco County
California, USA | 
San Francisco Mayor. A native of Albany, New York, Alvord moved to California in 1850 and settled in San Francisco five years later. He founded the hardware store of Alvord & Co., which he owned until 1866. In 1871 Alvord was elected the 14th Mayor of San Francisco, serving until 1873. He was then appointed a commissioner of Golden Gate Park (1873 to 1882) and would later serve as a San Francisco police commissioner (1878 until 1899). From 1878 until his death Alvord was President of the Bank of California. (bio by: G.Photographer)
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Spouse:
Mary Eliza McIntosh Alvord (____ - 1903)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for William Alvord | | | Burial:
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Colma
San Mateo County
California, USA
Plot: Section E |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: G.Photographer
Record added: Oct 22, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 43395150 |
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Companion of the Third Class #06338 - Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.
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Jeffry Burden
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Thank you for the kindness you showed by helping the Protestant Orphans Home on Laguna Street. God bless you, Sir!
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R. C. Anderson
Added: Feb. 6, 2011 |
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Åke Frisk
Added: Dec. 21, 2010 |
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