Henry Perrin Coon

Biography

Henry Perrin Coon balanced a medical background with civic leadership, serving as an influential landowner and settler while guiding San Francisco through growth and challenge. His engagement with public service reflected a desire to secure both opportunity and stability for residents.

Coon’s careful stewardship of property and people built a bridge between pioneer days and the emerging city, and he rests today in Mountain View Cemetery, remembered for his steady hand in turbulent times.