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Henry ("Hap") Huntly Haight III (January 1, 1911 – March 3, 2000) was an Oakland real estate broker who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Oakland in 1969.

Haight was born in Oakland, the only child of Henry Huntly Haight II (November 4, 1864 – December 2, 1919) and Dora Brice Benson (Haight) (1879 - September 18, 1934). He was the grandson of California Governor Henry H. Haight, who served from 1867 until 1871. He was also a descendant of John Paty, a sea captain who established a trade route between San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands.

After attending schools in California, Haight went on to graduate from the University of Nevada at Reno, where he developed a lifelong love for the outdoors.

Henry Haight married Katherine Cobden (Haight) (February 19, 1906 – May 2, 1996) in August 1929. They had two children; son Henry Haight IV and daughter Janet Katherine Haight (Louch).

During World War II, Haight served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Afterwards, he went to work in the real estate business before his unsuccessfully bid for Oakland mayor.

For many years, the Haight family lived on Kelton Court in the hills overlooking Piedmont Avenue. The 1959 engagement announcement for Henry Haight IV states "... the Henry H. Haights III of Kelton Court." The Sanborn maps show that he originally lived at 133 Kelton Court which was also 4101 Hillside (later Monte Cresta), but the street address at some point was changed to 135 Kelton Court. By 1967 the Oakland City Directory still lists Henry H. Haight III as living on Kelton Court, though the street address had changed once again to 149 Kelton Court. Some time between 1969 and 1973, the land was sold and the family home was torn down for the construction of One Kelton Court.

Upon retirement, Haight turned to cattle ranching in Genoa, Nevada, where he was active with the Lions Club, and a director on the board of the Carson Valley County Hospital.

Haight died at the age of 89 at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek.

[Is Haight III buried in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery?]

Links and References

  1. Henry Haight Drive Marks First Bid for Public Office Oakland Tribune April 10, 1969
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