Henry Haight

- Portait of Governor
- Short Biography
- Administration
- Personal information
- This Time in California

Biography^*
Henry Haight was born in the state of New York in 1825. As a young man, he attended Yale University and entered the practice of law, eventually moving west where he prospered and earned a solid reputation. Haight never held public office of any kind before he was elected Governor of California on the Democratic ticket, beginning his term of office in 1867. The state debt was reduced under Haight's administration. He also ended the government subsidies that had been paid to silk and woolen manufacturers throughout the state for many years. He is credited with establishing the State Board of Health and the University of California, which had only been in the planning stages until his term of office. In 1878 Henry Haight fell ill at his office in San Francisco. He immediately went to a Russian bathhouse and it was there that he died.

Administration under Governor Henry Haight

- Inaugural Address - December 5, 1867

The Life of Governor Henry Haight

Born
May 20, 1825
Rochester, New York

Died
September 2, 1878
San Francisco, California

Family
First Lady: Anna E. Bissell
Children: 5 children