Henry Haight (1820–1869) was an American exchange banker and pioneer. He was the manager of the Banking House of Page, Bacon & Co. in

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during the

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era. He is the uncle of

Henry Huntly Haight Henry Huntly Haight (May 20, 1825 – September 2, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician. He was elected the tenth governor of California from December 5, 1867, to December 8, 1871. Early life Childhood and education Haight was of Eng ...

(1825–1878), tenth

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, running from San Francisco's

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through the

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, is named in his honor.

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* * 1820 births 1869 deaths Businesspeople from San Francisco 19th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1820s-stub