Moving west, Geary was appointed postmaster of San Francisco by President James K. Polk on January 22,1849, and in 1850, he became the city's alcalde, before California became a state, and then the first mayor of the city.
Geary was moving west. Geary was appointed postmaster of San Francisco by President James K. Polk on January 22,1849. He became the city's alcalde. This was in 1850. California became a state. California became then the first mayor of the city.