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1895 Alaska United Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate Another historic Alaskan mining company, founded by John Treadwell. Blue, 20 share certificate. Hand-signed by William Alvord, Mayor of San Francisco and President of the Bank of California! Born in Albany, New York in 1833, Alvord made his way west during the Gold Rush to start his own steel and iron mining supply company named W. Alvord & Co. in Marysville in 1850. The company was successful enough that Alvord moved his business to San Francisco and began importing wholesale hardware goods. In the process, Alvord became quite wealthy, and after selling his portion of the business in 1866, then in 1871, Alvord was nominated for Mayor of San Francisco. His campaign was successful, and from 1871 to 1873, Alvord ran one of the wealthiest cities in the United States thanks to the continuous influx of Comstock Lode silver mined in Virginia City, Nevada, and shipped over the Sierra Nevada to the ports of San Francisco. After his brief stint as Mayor, Alvord invested in more successful enterprises and was a respected figurehead both in finance and civics. He was appointed commissioner of Golden Gate Park from 1873 until 1882, and later served as San Francisco police commissioner from 1878 until 1899. Alvord even helped organize memorial services for both Ulysses S. Grant in 1885 and William McKinley in 1901.At the time of his death in 1904, Alvord was president of the Bank of California, a title he held for more than 25 years. Alvord's papers from 1874 to 1904 are preserved in the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.