Adolph Sutro

Sutro was mayor of San Francisco, California in 1881-82. He was a supporter of President James G. Blaine and designed several comical, outlandish security measures to protect San Francisco (which was an extremely low priority target) during the Second Mexican War.

Sutro's mayorship was criticized by newspaper editor Samuel Clemens, who named his dog Sutro as an insult to the mayor. He would later repent for this, believing he'd actually insulted the dog.