John J. McDade

John J. McDade
Portrait by I. W. Taber c. 1890
Sheriff of the
City and County of San Francisco
In office
January 3, 1893 – January 8, 1895
Preceded byCharles S. Laumeister
Succeeded byRichard I. Whelan
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 12th district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born(1856-06-27)June 27, 1856
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1937(1937-11-08) (aged 81)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
PartyWorkingmen's (before 1881)
Democratic (after 1881)
SpouseAlice T. O'Neill
OccupationPatternmaker, educator, lawyer, politician

John J. McDade (June 27, 1856 – November 8, 1937)[1][2] was an American patternmaker,[3] educator,[4] lawyer[5] and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1880 to 1881,[6] as chief deputy superintendent of streets of San Francisco from 1883[7] to 1886,[8] and as sheriff of San Francisco from 1893[9] to 1895.[10] He also served as the first grand president of the Young Men's Institute.[11]

During his tenure as sheriff, McDade was noted for appointing a woman, May Simpson, as a deputy.[12] He was nominated for the State Board of Equalization in 1902,[13] but withdrew just days later after his physician advised him that he was not healthy enough to campaign.[14]

  • 1880 sketch by Carl Browne
  • Cover of The Wasp, October 8, 1892
  • "Sheriff M'Dade— Y. M. I. Dumped in This Fashion"
  • "The Ex-Sheriff of 'Frisco Travels the Rough Road of All Beginners"

References

  1. ^ "PROMINENT POLITICIANS". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. April 23, 1893. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "McDade Will Discovered". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. December 17, 1938. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Mohan, Hugh J.; Clough, E. H.; Cosgrave, John P. (1880). Pen Pictures of Our Representative Men. Sacramento: H. A. Weaver's Valley Press. pp. 48–49. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "JOHN J. M'DADE". The Wasp. Vol. XXIX, no. 14. October 8, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "McDade as a Lawyer". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. January 8, 1895. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "John J. McDade". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "DEMOCRATIC DEPUTIES". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. January 8, 1883. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  8. ^ "Deputy McDade Resigns". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. June 13, 1886. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "OLD AND NEW OFFICIALS". The Examiner. San Francisco. January 4, 1893. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "ALL HANDS ROUND". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. January 7, 1895. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "PRO DEO, PRO PATRIA". Marysville Daily Democrat. Marysville. September 5, 1893. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "NOVEL FOR A WOMAN". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. January 6, 1895. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "NAME A CANDIDATE IN EQUALIZATION DISTRICT". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco. September 23, 1902. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "J. J. M'DADE WITHDRAWS". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. September 26, 1902. Retrieved November 10, 2025.

Sources

  • Media related to John J. McDade at Wikimedia Commons
  • JoinCalifornia - John J. McDade
  • The Workingmen’s Party & The Denis Kearney Agitation


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