Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 â€" August 8, 1898) was a
German-American engineer, politician and philanthropist who served as
the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897. 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.Born to a Jewish
family in Aachen, Rhine Province, Prussia (today North
Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), Sutro was the oldest of eleven children of
Rosa (Warendorff) and Emanuel Sutro. He spent his youth working in his
father's cloth factory and at school. After his father's death, he and
one of his brothers, Sali (né Emanuel Sali Sutro; 1827â€"1908), began
running the cloth factory.The Prussian rebellion in 1848 caused the
family to leave for America in 1850 and settle in Baltimore. Soon
after, Adolph left for California and arrived in San Francisco on
November 21, 1851. Adolph held multiple positions in San Francisco and
eventually owned several tobacco shops. Adolph Sutro Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter