William Alexander Leidesdorff (Q491089)
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HC-PER-34934
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William Alexander Leidesdorff
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Entrepreneur
Slave
Frontiersman / Pioneer
William Alexander Leidesdorff
Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. Ran a shipping route out of California, became a Mexican citizen, in 1845 became the U.S. vice consul of San Francisco, and participated in city politics.