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University of California, Berkeley.
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Frank Stringham
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Mayor Stringham was notable for leading the effort to adopt the city manager form of government. Prior to his becoming Mayor, Stringham served as Berkeley"s City Attorney. In 1928, Stringham was appointed to serve as a director on the board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
lieutenant was during his term as Mayor that the 1923 Berkeley Fire occurred.
Frank Stringham was born on December 9, 1872 in Topeka, Kansas. He graduated in 1895.
She was the daughter of a prominent local judge who had owned much of the land upon which the Claremont district was developed. Frank Stringham began his law studies while working for Judge Garber"s firm.
As an attorney, Frank Stringham had also been associated with former Berkeley Mayor Beverly Hodghead.
Stringham died at his Berkeley home on December 7, 1931, and was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.
