Comments on: #42: alexander leidesdorff — the black millionaire http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/01/13/alexander-leidesdorff-the-black-millionaire/ San Francisco history stories Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: michael harris http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/01/13/alexander-leidesdorff-the-black-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-16663 michael harris Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:07:25 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-16663 Goethe Park may become renamed back to the original Leidesdorff Ranch, established in 1844. Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meet on Jan. 29, 2008 to discuss the matter. Goethe Park may become renamed back to the original Leidesdorff Ranch, established in 1844. Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meet on Jan. 29, 2008 to discuss the matter.

]]> By: richard http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/01/13/alexander-leidesdorff-the-black-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-62 richard Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:02:45 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-62 colin - that's a fair point, and thanks for making it. one could say that i've taken the liberty of "grandfathering" leidesdorff's united states citizenship. because of his assistance to the united states in their efforts to take possession of califonia, i'm personally certain that only his untimely death prevented his taking the oath of citizenship. colin – that’s a fair point, and thanks for making it.

one could say that i’ve taken the liberty of “grandfathering” leidesdorff’s united states citizenship. because of his assistance to the united states in their efforts to take possession of califonia, i’m personally certain that only his untimely death prevented his taking the oath of citizenship.

]]> By: michael harris http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/01/13/alexander-leidesdorff-the-black-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-61 michael harris Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:55:51 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-61 Interesting notion, Leidesdorff 1834 was naturalized a U.S. citizenship, New Orleans. 200 year celebration for William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. 2010 Leidesdorffproject@yahoo.com Interesting notion, Leidesdorff 1834 was naturalized a U.S. citizenship, New Orleans.

200 year celebration for William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr.

2010

Leidesdorffproject@yahoo.com

]]> By: Colin http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/01/13/alexander-leidesdorff-the-black-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Colin Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:55:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-60 "United States' first black millionaire." But was he? California wasn't yet a state when Leidesdorff died but, of course, he would be the first United States black millionaire provided he was a U.S. citizen. Your link to sfmuseum states that he was a California citizen, naturalized in 1844. I can only assume that means he was a Mexican citizen, as wikipedia states unequivocally that "though he had held federal offices, [he] had never been a citizen of the United States." I hate to stir up historic controversy, and don't wish to take anything away from this noteworthy man, but perhaps the "first black U.S. millionaire" title belongs to somebody else. “United States’ first black millionaire.” But was he? California wasn’t yet a state when Leidesdorff died but, of course, he would be the first United States black millionaire provided he was a U.S. citizen. Your link to sfmuseum states that he was a California citizen, naturalized in 1844. I can only assume that means he was a Mexican citizen, as wikipedia states unequivocally that “though he had held federal offices, [he] had never been a citizen of the United States.” I hate to stir up historic controversy, and don’t wish to take anything away from this noteworthy man, but perhaps the “first black U.S. millionaire” title belongs to somebody else.

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