George Pardee

George Cooper Pardee
21st Governor of California
In office
January 7, 1903 – January 9, 1907
LieutenantAlden Anderson
Preceded byHenry Gage
Succeeded byJames Gillett
29th Mayor of Oakland
In office
March 13, 1893 – March 10, 1895
Preceded byMelvin C. Chapman
Succeeded byJohn L. Davie
Personal details
Born(1857-07-25)July 25, 1857
San Francisco, California, US
DiedSeptember 1, 1941(1941-09-01) (aged 84)
Oakland, California, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHelen N. Pardee
Children4
ProfessionPhysician, politician

George Cooper Pardee (July 25, 1857 – September 1, 1941) was an American doctor of medicine and Republican politician. As the 21st Governor of California, holding office from January 7, 1903, to January 9, 1907, Pardee was the second native-born Californian to assume the governorship, after Romualdo Pacheco, and the first governor born in California after statehood.