Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: san francisco , california - order: 13th - successor: william alvord - death date: 17 june 1875 - predecessor: frank mccoppin - office: mayor of san francisco - term end: december 3 , 1871 - term start: december 6 , 1869 - birth date: 14 may 1820 - name: thomas henry selby - birth place: new york city , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas henry selby .
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thomas henry selby -lrb- may 14 , 1820 -- june 17 , 1875 -rrb- was the 13th mayor of san francisco serving from december 6 , 1869 to december 3 , 1871 .thomas henry selby was born on may 14 , 1820 in new york , ny .when he was 29 years old , selby went to california for the california gold rush .he moved to san francisco , california and became a merchant in the city .selby built the selby shot tower in san francisco and founded the selby smelting works .he was then elected mayor and served from december 6 , 1869 to december 3 , 1871 .he died in san francisco on june 17 , 1875 of pneumonia .he is buried in mountain view cemetery , oakland .selby 's daughter , jeanie , married faxon dean atherton jr. , a son of atherton namesake faxon dean atherton .his daughter clair married andrew jackson ralston , brother of william chapman ralston .his son , prentiss , married nattie cofin of the nantucket cofins .his daughter , cornelia , married rear-admiral louis kempff of belleville , ill. .