Charles James Brenham

Birth Date

1817-11-06

Death Date

1875-05-10

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

San Francisco, California, mayor, notary public, and commissioner of deeds. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth "Betty" Adair Brenham. Father of Louisa Brenham, Robert Brenham, Mary Brenham, and Betty Brenham. Mayor of San Francisco, California, from May 5, 1851, to December 31, 1851. Mayor of San Francisco from November 10, 1852, to October 2, 1853. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in San Francisco from 1857 to 1865. Notary public in San Francisco in 1860. Employed Margaret Mulkeen as a nurse in San Francisco in 1860. Employed Kate Nicholston as a cook in San Francisco in 1860. Notary public in San Francisco in 1861.

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San Francisco Directory and Business Guide, 1862-1863, ed. Henry G. Langley (San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1862), 444.
The San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing October, 1863, ed. Henry G. Langley (San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1863), 77.
The San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing October, 1864, ed. Henry G. Langley (San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1864), 451.
The San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing October, 1865, ed. Henry G. Langley (San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1865), 92.
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Ky, Adair, National #7304, State #104.
"Charles James Brenham (1817-1875)," Find A Grave, Memorial #106709339, accessed July 8, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106709339.
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KYR-0001-017-0148.

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