William A. Richardson
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1795 – 1856
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Who was William A. Richardson?
William Richardson was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena which later became San Francisco. Richardson was the first to receive a land grant in the city, deeded to him by the alcalde José Joaquín Estudillo. He was subsequently awarded even larger land holdings across the San Francisco Bay, a private rancho comprising a large portion of present-day Marin County. On these lands he founded the city of Sausalito.
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1795
London - Also known as
- William Richardson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- England
- Mexico
- Profession
- Lived in
- California
- Died
- Apr 20, 1856
Sausalito
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on July 23, 2013
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