Roger Lapham
#246008 Most Popular
About
Shipowner, businessman, and Republican politician who served as the 32nd mayor of San Francisco from 1944 to 1948. Due to the increasing of streetcar fares during his tenure he became subject to the first recall attempt in city history.
Before Fame
He made a small fortune in shipping, which he used it to finance a career in politics after graduating from Harvard.
Trivia
He became president of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company in 1925.
Family Life
His grandson Lewis H. Lapham served as the longtime editor of Harper's Magazine and he was the uncle of
Associated With
Like him, Gavin Newsom ran into controversy as mayor of San Francisco.
