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For the Illinois senator, see William Alexander Richardson. For the United States Secretary of the Treasury, see William Adams Richardson.
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William Richardson
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| Born | August 27, 1795 |
| Died | April 20, 1856 (aged 60) |
William Richardson (August 27, 1795 – April 20, 1856) was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena, the forerunner of San Francisco.
Richardson was the first to receive a land grant in the city, deeded to him by the alcalde, José Joaquín Estudillo. He was subsequently granted the Rancho Saucelito, an even larger rancho land holding across San Francisco Bay comprising a large portion of present-day southeastern Marin County. On these lands, he founded the city of Sausalito.
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