Hotel in San Francisco. He identified himself as a mining engineer with an office at San Francisco's Crocker Building. Also, in a 1923 passport application submitted of a trip to Japan, Korea, China and Australia, Thane listed San Francisco as his permanent residence. Thane died in New York City in 1927. Thane, Alaska, and Thane Road, on the Gastineau Channel, were named in his honor. References 1877 births 1927 deaths People from Oakland, California California Golden Bears football players American mining engineers Engineers from California