George Treat

George Treat (1819–1907) was an early Gold Rush-era pioneer in the Mission District, of San Francisco, a businessman, abolitionist, a member of the first Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco, and a horse racing enthusiast. He was influential in the early physical development of the Mission District and its eventual shift to urbanization.

Early life Born in Frankfort, Maine, on April 16, 1819, the son of Joshua and Sarah (née Sweetser) Treat, he left the state of Maine in his early youth. In 1835 he settled in New Orleans and remained there until 1847, when he and his brother John Treat enlisted in the United States Army and went to Mexico shortly before the Mexican-American War ended. Treat was a known horse breeder, primarily for race horses for his race tracks around San Francisco. Treat Avenue in San Francisco is named after George Treat and is within the former location of the Treat Tract homestead.

He died in San Francisco in May 1907.