Martin H. Weight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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First publicly elected Mayor of Pasadena, California
Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1855
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date of Death: 21-Jul-1920
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Martin H. Weight
- Martin H.
- Weight (April 7, 1855 - July 21, 1920) was the first Mayor of Pasadena, California elected by popular vote.
- During his administration, Pasadena's first two parks were established as well as the completion of Pasadena's first City Hall building.
- Weight ran for re-election in 1903, but lost to William Vedder.Weight settled in Pasadena in 1875.
- He served as chair of the Los Angeles County citrus exhibit at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
- Weight was the leader of the Pasadena branch of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
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