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Politicians Who Died of Diphtheria

Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

James Otis (1826-1875) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 11, 1826. Son of George Washington Otis (1775-1858) and Hannah Leavitt (Waters) Otis (c.1787-1880). Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; importer and exporter; Presidential Elector for California, 1860; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875. Unitarian. Died, of diphtheria, in San Francisco, Calif., October 30, 1875 (age 49 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Second cousin twice removed of Samuel Alleyne Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) and Charles Augustus Otis, Sr.; son of George Washington Otis (1775-1858) and Hannah Leavitt (Waters) Otis (c.1787-1880); fourth cousin of Oran Gray Otis, Asa H. Otis, David Perry Otis, Harris F. Otis and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917); third cousin of John Otis and William Shaw Chandler Otis; married 1858 to Lucy H. Macondray. See Otis family of New York.

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