Bradford Leavitt ( born 1868 ) was a Harvard-educated Unitarian minister named pastor of San Francisco 's First Unitarian Church in 1900 &ndash; six years before the San Francisco earthquake . Leavitt served the church during and after the disaster , earning a reputation for effective leadership . During his time at First Unitarian , Leavitt also wrote editorials for '' The San Francisco Chronicle '' . Later the activist Leavitt exposed corruption in San Francisco 's government , resulting in the Mayor 's conviction on corruption charges , as well as the resignation of the city 's entire Board of Supervisors
San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Bradford Leavitt