Frank McCoppin (born July 4, 1834, County Longford, Ireland; died May 26, 1897, San Francisco, California) was the first Irish-born Mayor of San Francisco. McCoppin was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1851 until he emigrated to the United States in 1853. In 1860, he was made supervisor of the Market Street Railway, where he encouraged planting among the railroad tracks, to lessen the problem of drifting sands. Wikipedia
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... 2.4% Loss CD-04 Frank McCoppin Democratic 42% Loss William W. Morrow Republican 48.7% Win Charles A. Sumner Independent 9% Loss Robert Thompson ... www.joincalifornia.com/election/1886-11-02