Henry Haight

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Henry Huntly Haight (May 20, 1825September 2, 1878) was Governor of California from December 5, 1867 to December 8, 1871. Born in Rochester, New York, he graduated from Yale University. He is credited with creating the University of California. He died in 1878 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

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