# John F. Shelley

_American politician (1905–1974)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

> John Francis Shelley was an American politician who served as the 35th mayor of San Francisco from 1964 to 1968, the first Democrat elected to the office in 50 years, and the first in an unbroken line of Democratic mayors that lasts to the present. His tenure in the United States House of Representatives, immediately prior to his mayoralty (1949-1964), also broke a long streak of Republican House members and began a streak of Democratic representatives from San Francisco that continues to the present.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 September 1905 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P569))
- **Place of birth:** San Francisco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P19))
- **Died:** 1 September 1974 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P570))
- **Place of death:** San Francisco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer; trade unionist; advocate ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P106))
- **Political party:** Democratic Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P102))
- **Education:** San Francisco Law School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P69))
- **Positions held:** mayor (1964–1968); United States representative (1949–1964); president (1947–1949); delegate (1940–1960); member of the State Senate of California (1938–1946); president (1937–1949) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740#P39))

## Questions

**When was John F. Shelley born?**  
John F. Shelley was born on 3 September 1905 in San Francisco.

**What positions has John F. Shelley held?**  
Positions held by John F. Shelley include: mayor (1964–1968); United States representative (1949–1964); president (1947–1949); delegate (1940–1960); member of the State Senate of California (1938–1946).

**Where did John F. Shelley study?**  
John F. Shelley was educated at San Francisco Law School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John F. Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Shelley) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1701740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701740) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: John Shelley.jpg by US Government Printing Office (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Shelley.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"John F. Shelley". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-f-shelley. Retrieved 9 November 2026.