George Washington Dennis

George Washington Dennis (c. 1825 – September 16, 1916), was an American entrepreneur, real estate developer, advocate for Black rights, and gambler.

[7][8] Along the journey, Green Dennis lost three times in his gambling, he bet on the chattel of his own son, and eventually "won" him back.

[7] While working at the gambling table and hotel, Dennis staked three claims with the Frazier Mining Company, all of which were unsuccessfully.

[10] For 22 years, Dennis served as the messenger for the San Francisco Board of Harbor Commissioners (now known as the Port Commission), a role he was appointed to from the 19th California governor, James H.

[1] In 1858, Dennis alongside other San Francisco abolitionists such as Peter Lester, and Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, worked to secure the services of a White legal team to fight for the freedom of Archy Lee,[11] a former slave who was later part of a series of notable 19th-century court cases that defined civil rights in the state of California.

[10] Dennis died on September 16, 1916, at his home at 2507 Bush Street in San Francisco, he was estimated to be age 91 years old.