|
George Agnost
George Agnost (October 21, 1922 – August 3, 1986) was the city attorney of San Francisco from 1977 until his death in 1986. Early lifeAgnost was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Greek parents. He had a brother named Frank, and sisters named Engenia and Joan. In 1929, the family moved to San Francisco and his father owned a restaurant on Mason Street.[1] Agnost studied at San Francisco's Hawthorne Elementary School, Horace Mann Junior High School, and Commerce High School. He later spent two years at University of California, Berkeley.[2] Military careerDuring World War II, Agnost served as a captain with the Fifteenth Air Force. He flew 35 missions in Italy as a nose gunner on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator.[1][2] Following the war, he studied at Stanford Law School and graduated in 1950.[1] Legal careerIn 1953, Agnost joined the San Francisco District Attorney's Office as a deputy attorney. He became chief deputy trial attorney in 1976.[1] In 1977, Agnost campaigned to become City Attorney of San Francisco, promising to modernize the role and "make it the best in the state". Agnost won with 51.1% (82,431 votes), while his opponents Jim Reilly and Gil Graham received 24.7% (39,846) and 24.1% (39,015) respectively.[1] He was elected in 1981.[2] In November 1985,[2] he was re-elected into the position after running unopposed.[3] Personal lifeAgnost separated from his wife Carol before November 1977. They had a daughter named Victoria.[1] He later married a woman named Rosa.[3] He was a member of the Commonwealth Club of California and the Olympic Club.[1] In October 1985, Agnost underwent an open-heart surgery.[2] On August 3, 1986, Agnost died at the UCSF Medical Center after a cardiac arrest. Upon his death, Deputy City Attorney Phil Ward was named acting city attorney.[3] References
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia
