“Sunny Jim” Rolph
James Rolph was a self-made man. Born in San Francisco in 1869, he grew up in the rough-and-tumble Mission District and went to work as an office boy in a commision house. He entered the shipping business in 1900, in partnership with George Hind, and that’s where he made his money. In addition to co-running a huge shipping empire, he served as president of two banks. He married and had a son, James Rolph, III.
In 1911, James (whose nickname was “Sunny Jim,” and whose theme song was “There are Smiles That Make You Happy”) succssfully ran for mayor of San Francisco. He kept that office for 19 years, the longest stint ever.
In addition to being mayor of San Francisco, Sunny Jim was head of the Ship Owners and Merchants Tugboat Company, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants’ Exchange, and VP of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Sunny Jim was a busy man. But he also had time to build a mansion atop Sanchez Hill, in what is now the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, for his mistress. That house still stands and has been recently renovated, including adding a kitchen, which Rolph did not deem necessary for the first tenant.
Rolph also successfully ran for governor of California in 1931. He died of a heart attack in 1934, three years into his term.
Sunny Jim was a leader. He was controversal. He was a colorful character!
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