Editing Adolph Sutro (section)

{{short description|24th Mayor of San Francisco from 1895 to 1897}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| image               = Adolph Sutro by Brady.jpg
| caption             = 
| order               = 24th
| office              = Mayor of San Francisco
| term_start          = January 7, 1895
| term_end            = January 3, 1897
| deputy              = 
| predecessor         = [[Levi Richard Ellert]]
| successor           = [[James D. Phelan]]
| birth_name          = Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1830|4|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Aachen]], [[Prussia]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1898|8|8|1830|4|29|mf=y}}
| death_place         = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| party               = [[People's Party (United States)|People's]]
| profession          = Businessman
| resting_place       = [[Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma, California)]]
}}

'''Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro''' (April 29, 1830&nbsp;– August 8, 1898) was a German-American engineer, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of [[San Francisco]] from 1895 until 1897.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 17, 2016 |title=Historic photos capture former glory of Adolph Sutro's once-grand San Francisco west end compound |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Historic-photos-of-Adolph-Sutro-s-once-grand-San-10618221.php |url-status=live |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225816/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Historic-photos-of-Adolph-Sutro-s-once-grand-San-10618221.php |archive-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Born a [[German Jew]], he moved to [[Virginia City, Nevada]] and made a fortune at the [[Comstock Lode]]. Several places in San Francisco bear his name in remembrance of his life and contributions to the city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=James |title=The History and Significance of the Adolph Sutro Historic District excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form prepared in 2000 |url=https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/upload/sutro_history.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731215229/https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/upload/sutro_history.pdf |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>