Henry Haight
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| Henry Huntly Haight | |
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| In office 1867 – 1871 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | William Holden |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Low |
| Succeeded by | Newton Booth |
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| Born | May 20, 1825 Rochester, New York |
| Died | September 2, 1878 |
| Political party | Democratic |
Henry Huntly Haight (May 20, 1825 – September 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.
He was the first governor to use the offices in the California State Capitol.
Haight Street in San Francisco, part of the Haight-Ashbury district, was named after him.
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| Preceded by Frederick Ferdinand Low |
Governors of California 1867 - 1871 |
Succeeded by Newton Booth |
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| Burnett • McDougall • Bigler • J. Johnson • Weller • Latham • Downey • Stanford • Low • Haight • Booth • Pacheco • Irwin • Perkins • Stoneman • Bartlett • Waterman • Markham • Budd • Gage • Pardee • Gillett • H. Johnson • Stephens • Richardson • Young • Rolph • Merriam • Olson • Warren • Knight • P. Brown • Reagan • J. Brown • Deukmejian • Wilson • Davis • Schwarzenegger |  |
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