Richard Hongisto

Richard D. Hongisto
Chief of the San Francisco Police Department
In office
April 1, 1992  May 15, 1992
MayorFrank Jordan
Preceded byWilliam Casey
Succeeded byAnthony Ribera
Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco
In office
January 8, 1991  April 1, 1992
Preceded bySam Duca
Succeeded byDoris M. Ward
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the at-large district
In office
January 8, 1981  January 8, 1991
Preceded byDistrict-based elections
Succeeded byKevin Shelley
Constituencyseat 2
Acting Commissioner of the New York Department of Corrections
In office
1978–1979
GovernorHugh Carey
Preceded byBenjamin Ward
Succeeded byThomas Coughlin III
Chief of the Cleveland Division of Police
In office
December 14, 1977  March 24, 1978
MayorDennis Kucinich
Preceded byMichael Aherns
Succeeded byJeffrey Fox
31st Sheriff of San Francisco
In office
January 8, 1972  December 11, 1977
Preceded byMatthew C. Carberry
Succeeded byEugene A. Brown
Personal details
Born
Richard Duane Hongisto

(1936-12-16)December 16, 1936
Bovey, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 2004(2004-11-04) (aged 67)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Police career
Department
Service years
  • San Francisco: 1958–1977
  • Cleveland: 1977–1978
  • San Francisco: 1992
Rank
  • Sheriff
  • Chief

Richard Duane Hongisto (December 16, 1936, Bovey, Minnesota – November 4, 2004, San Francisco, California) was a businessman, politician, sheriff, and police chief of San Francisco, California, and Cleveland, Ohio.