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Elmer Robinson

Elmer Edwin Robinson (October 3, 1894June 7, 1982) was the 33rd mayor of San Francisco, California. A Republican, he served as San Francisco's mayor from January 1948 until January 1956. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Mayors of San Francisco Categories: Lists of mayors | Mayors of San Francisco ... San Francisco skyline. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ...


Robinson was born in the Richmond District of San Francisco, but primarily grew up in the northern California town of Fort Bragg. He moved back to San Francisco to attend law school, after which he became a lawyer in the city. He served as a deputy district attorney before working as a civil and criminal attorney in private practice. In 1935, he became a Superior Court judge. The Richmond District is an area in the northwest of San Francisco, USA. Lying directly north of Golden Gate Park, the Richmond is bounded roughly by Fulton Street to the south, Arguello Street to the east, The Presidio and Lincoln Park to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the... Fort Bragg is a city located in Mendocino County, California. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


He was elected mayor of San Francisco in November 1947, taking office the following January. He was reelected to another four-year term as mayor in 1951. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...


While Robinson was mayor, he promoted and oversaw numerous development projects, including an expansion of San Francisco International Airport and the construction of new schools, libraries, police stations, parking garages, and the modernization of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. San Francisco, although relatively prosperous in the boom years after World War II, experienced some population loss to outlying suburban areas during Robinson's terms in office. FAA diagram of SFO SFO redirects here. ... The San Francisco Municipal Railway, or Muni as it is commonly known, is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...


Robinson died in Butte County in 1982. Butte County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento. ...



Preceded by:
Roger Lapham
Mayor of San Francisco
1948–1956
Succeeded by:
George Christopher


Roger Dearborn Lapham (6 December 1883 – 16 April 1966) was a shipowner and businessman who was elected Republican mayor of San Francisco from 1944 to 1948. ... Mayors of San Francisco Categories: Lists of mayors | Mayors of San Francisco ... George Christopher - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...



 
 

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