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| Name | George Christopher |
| Address | 55 Stonecrest Drive
San Francisco, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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December 08, 1907
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| Died | September 14, 2000
(92 years)
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| Contributor | Not in Public Domain |
| Last Modifed | BrentinCO
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| Info | Born in Arcadia, Greece, December 8, 1907, he was brought to San Francisco at the age of two and educated in the public schools, later graduating with a degree in accounting from the Golden Gate Night College.
In 1930, after becoming a citizen of the United States, he changed his surname from Christopheles to Christopher.
The Excelsior Dairy made him an official in 1937, followed by a partnership in the Meadow Glen Dairy, which eventually became Christopher Dairy.
In 1945 he began his political career when elected to the Board of Supervisors. He was reelected in 1949 and served as president of the Board.
George Christopher was elected mayor of San Francisco in 1955 to succeed Elmer Robinson and took office Jan. 8, 1956. He was elected to a second term in 1959 after a bruising campaign. Russ Wolden, who ran against Christopher, charged that the mayor, and Police Chief Thomas Cahill, had allowed San Francisco to become "the national headquarters of organized homosexuals in the United States." Christopher defended himself by saying, "Homosexuals are humans, and they deserve the same rights as you and I!"
In the 1966 primary election George Christopher ran against Ronald Reagan for governor, but was defeated. He also lost a senate primary race in 1982.
Mayor Christopher was also responsible for encouraging the New York Giants baseball team to move to San Francisco with the promise of a new baseball stadium to be built at Candlestick Point. Christopher Drive, in San Francisco's Twin Peaks area, is named for the former mayor.
Mayor & Ambassador George Christopher was the former special envoy of President Eisenhower who also supported the work of Citizens for Public Accountability Project, and for the defense of Steve Nary, through small financial donations.
Christopher was the last great and honest mayor of San Francisco. He was appalled at the growing homosexual influence in the editorial suites of the local newspapers. In 1993, Christopher helped fund the secret mission to Washington to meet with federal investigators at HUD etc; military veterans at the Dimasalung House also help fund that trip.
Among the major civic projects of the Christopher administration, was the construction of a state of the art (in 1956)city jail at 850 Bryant in San Francisco. Christopher was disgusted by the neglect of the maintenence of that jail, which was one of the best built jails in America, when he built it.
While he didn't fully understand the circumstances of how Nary ended up at 850 Bryant, Christopher knew that Hallinan had seriously violated Steven Nary's civil and due process rights. But because of Christopher's positiion, for three and a half years he could only make small secret donations to aid the sailor's defense in federal court and expose overall public corruption that San Francisco's media morons were covering up.
Before George Christopher died in Sept. 2000, Christopher made several tv/ radio/ print historical interviews for VERITAS USA! and the VERZOLA AUDIO/VISUAL ARCHIVES. Christopher authorized the duplication of the only videotape of his life. For a contribution of $50, each contributor will receive a copy of this VHS tape along with the satisfaction of knowing that these funds are going toward the defense of Steven Nary.
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