#OTD William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr joined the ancestors (Oct 23, 1810 - May 18, 1848). Afro-Caribbean settler in California, one of the founders of the city that became San Francisco. A highly successful, enterprising businessman, Leidesdorff is thought to have been the 1st Black millionaire in the U.S.
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"WilliamAlexander Leidesdorff Afro-Caribbean Settler in California." Historianspeaks, May 18, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/williamalexander-leidesdorff-afro-caribbean-settler-in-california.
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