Charles Boxton

Charles Boxton
27th Mayor of San Francisco
In office
July 9, 1907 – July 16, 1907
Preceded byEugene Schmitz
Succeeded byEdward Robeson Taylor
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
In office
1899–1907
Personal details
Born(1860-04-24)April 24, 1860
Shasta County, California
DiedAugust 29, 1927(1927-08-29) (aged 67)
San Francisco
Political partyRepublican
Union Labor
ProfessionDentist

Charles Boxton (April 24, 1860 in Shasta County, California – August 29, 1927 in San Mateo, California) served as the 27th mayor of San Francisco for seven days, from July 9 to July 16, 1907.

He attended the San Francisco public schools and then entered a dental apprenticeship. Afterwards he entered the University of California, where he earned a D.D.S. degree, and then entered private practice in San Francisco.

Boxton soon left his dental practice to fight in the Philippine–American War. After returning home, he entered politics and was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as a Republican in 1899.[1] He also became dean of the Dental Department at San Francisco's College of Physicians and Surgeons.[2]

  1. ^ "Officials Who Go In With The New Charter". San Francisco Call. November 8, 1899.
  2. ^ University of the Pacific, "Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry 111th Commencement" (2005). University of the Pacific Commencement Programs. 84. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/commencements/84