George Pardee
| George Cooper Pardee | |
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| 21st Governor of California | |
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In office January 7, 1903 – January 9, 1907 |
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| Lieutenant | Alden Anderson |
| Preceded by | Henry Gage |
| Succeeded by | James Gillett |
| 29th Mayor of Oakland | |
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In office March 13, 1893 – March 10, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Melvin C. Chapman |
| Succeeded by | John L. Davie |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 25, 1857 San Francisco, California |
| Died | September 1, 1941 (aged 84) Oakland, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen N. Pardee |
| Profession | Physician, politician |
George Cooper Pardee (July 25, 1857 – September 1, 1941) was an American doctor of medicine and politician. As the 21st Governor of California, holding office from January 7, 1903, to January 9, 1907, Pardee was the second native-born Californian to assume the governorship, after Romualdo Pacheco, and the first governor born in California after statehood.
Pardee was born on July 25, 1857, in San Francisco, California, the only child of Enoch H. Pardee and Mary Pardee. The Pardee family was well known in the San Francisco Bay Area. His father was a prominent oculist in San Francisco and Oakland. Enoch's stature within the community helped him get elected to the California State Assembly in the early 1870s, and later as the Mayor of Oakland for a single term from 1876 to 1878.
Raised in the Pardee Home in Oakland, George Pardee closely followed in his father's medical background. He attended the nearby University of California, Berkeley, then studied medicine at the Cooper Medical College in San Francisco. In 1885, Pardee traveled abroad to receive his medical degree at the University of Leipzig in the German Empire. After his return from Germany, Pardee joined his father's medical practice, specializing in eye and ear diseases.
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