About William Sturgis Hinckley
Lived 1806 – 1846 (aged 39–40). William Sturgis Hinckley was an American politician.
William Sturgis Hinckley (1806–1846) was an American politician. He was the 9th Alcalde of San Francisco (then known as Yerba Buena) in California.
Life He was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and was a nephew of William F. Sturgis, a Boston merchant.
In the 1830s he was owner and captain of ships plying the California hide trade with the Hawaiian Islands. After his first wife died in Massachusetts in 1840, he became a permanent resident of Yerba Buena, taking Mexican citizenship in 1842 and marrying Ygnacio Martínez's daughter Susana.
His term as alcalde ended January 1, 1846, and he died in June of that year.
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American politician (1806–1846)
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William Sturgis Hinckley was born on 4 October 1806.
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William Sturgis Hinckley died in 1846 in California, San Francisco.
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