Richard Hongisto
Richard D. Hongisto | |
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Hongisto in 1983 | |
| Chief of the San Francisco Police Department | |
| In office April 1, 1992 – May 15, 1992 | |
| Mayor | Frank Jordan |
| Preceded by | William Casey |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Ribera |
| Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 1991 – April 1, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Duca |
| Succeeded by | Doris M. Ward |
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the at-large district | |
| In office January 8, 1981 – January 8, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Shelley |
| Acting Commissioner of the New York Department of Corrections | |
| In office 1978–1979 | |
| Governor | Hugh Carey |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Ward |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Coughlin III |
| Chief of the Cleveland Division of Police | |
| In office December 14, 1977 – March 24, 1978 | |
| Mayor | Dennis Kucinich |
| Preceded by | Michael Aherns |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Fox |
| 31st Sheriff of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 1972 – December 11, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew C. Carberry |
| Succeeded by | Eugene A. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Duane Hongisto December 16, 1936 |
| Died | November 4, 2004 (aged 67) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Susan Chavez
(m. 1993; died 1994) |
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Richard Duane Hongisto (December 16, 1936 – November 4, 2004) was a businessman, politician, sheriff, and police chief of San Francisco, California, and Cleveland, Ohio.