Thomas Fallon
Thomas Fallon | |
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10th Mayor of San Jose | |
In office 1859–1860 | |
Preceded by | Peter O. Minor |
Succeeded by | Richard B. Buckner |
Personal details | |
Born | 1825 Ireland |
Died | 1885 San Francisco, California |
Spouse | María del Carmen Cota |
Thomas Fallon (1825–1885) an Irish-born Californian politician, best known for serving as 10th Mayor of San Jose. Fallon remains a controversial figure in San Jose's history, owing to his role in the American Conquest of California.
Biography
Fallon's family moved to Canada when he was a child. At age 18, he was in St. Louis and joined the
After the war, Fallon returned briefly to San Jose, then back to Santa Cruz where he established a business as a saddler. At the beginning of the
In 1852, Fallon sold his plaza property to the County of Santa Cruz for use as a courthouse.[2] Shortly thereafter, Thomas and Carmel moved their family to Texas. Following the death of their children, they returned to San Jose. In San Jose, Fallon began buying land in the area and built the Fallon House (1855) in Downtown San Jose. The house is preserved as a museum, across from the Peralta Adobe. In 1856, Fallon was elected to the San Jose Common Council. In 1857, he was elected to the city's Board of Trustees (which had replaced the Common Council) for one year. He was a council-elected Mayor of San Jose in 1859, and served a single one-year term.
According to one account, in 1876 (after 26 years of marriage) Carmel found Thomas and the family maid in a compromising position,
Legacy
In the 1980s, San Jose Mayor
In 2020, such criticisms were revived in the
References
- ^ "The Thomas Fallon House - History San Jose". historysanjose.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10.
- ^ Kimbro, Edna E. Construction Chronology of the Site of Holy Cross Church: Ex-Mission Santa Cruz became Holy Cross Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Santa Cruz Public Library Local History Articles
- ^ "A Battered Beauty, The Noe Review". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "Facility Directory Table List | City of San Jose". www.sanjoseca.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ a b Gabbert, Lorraine (2020-10-20). "San Jose mayor wants to know what to do about controversial Fallon statue". San José Spotlight. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Dismay over Breonna Taylor spills onto streets, includes burning statue in San Jose". KTVU FOX 2. 2020-09-24. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ a b Staff, ABC7 News (2020-09-25). "Statue of former SJ mayor vandalized, set on fire during protest". ABC7 San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Greschler, Gabriel (25 April 2023). "Infamous San Jose statue of Thomas Fallon is taken down". The Mercury News. Bay Area News Group. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
External links
- Peralta Adobe and Fallon House Historic Site in San Jose Archived 2012-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- [1] Carmel Fallon Building in San Francisco