Legacy Emperors

The publicly elected positions of the office of Emperor and Empress of San Francisco are representatives of the Imperial Court of San Francisco and the Imperial Council of San Francisco, Inc. a California non-profit public benefit corporation.  Once elected to either of these positions, the Emperor and Empress represent all aspects of the Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender (LGBT), and other sexual minority communities.  In addition to being representatives of the Imperial Court of San Francisco, a major part of the job is to raise money for charity through events that they and their court produce.

  • Norton I Emperor of The United States & Protector of Mexico Joshua Norton

    Norton I Emperor of The United States & Protector of Mexico • Joshua Norton

    1859 - 1880

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  • Emperor I After Norton • Marcus Hernandez

    Emperor I After Norton • Marcus Hernandez

    SEP 29, 1972 - SEP 15, 1973

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  • Emperor II After Norton • Russ Higginbotham

    Emperor II After Norton • Russ Higginbotham

    SEP 16, 1973 - SEP 14, 1974

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  • Emperor III After Norton Bob Cramer

    Emperor III After Norton • Bob Cramer

    SEP 15, 1974 - SEP 13, 1975

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  • Emperor IV After Norton • Michael Caringi

    Emperor IV After Norton • Michael Caringi

    SEP 14, 1975 - SEP 18, 1976

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  • Emperor V After Norton • Hector Navarro

    Emperor V After Norton • Hector Navarro

    SEP 19, 1976 - SEP 17, 1977

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  • Emperor VI After Norton • Jim Ostlund

    SEP 18, 1977 - SEP 16, 1978

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  • Emperor VII After Norton • Bob Ross

    Emperor VII After Norton • Bob Ross

    SEP 17, 1978 - SEP 15, 1979

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  • Emperor VIII After Norton Chuck Demmon September 16, 1979 - September 13, 1980

    Emperor VIII After Norton • Chuck Demmon

    SEP 16, 1979 - SEP 13, 1980

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  • Emperor IX After Norton Bobby Pace

    Emperor IX After Norton • Bobby Pace

    SEP 14, 1980 - SEP 19, 1981

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  • Emperor X After Norton Gene Bettis Longest Reigning Emperor

    Emperor X After Norton • Gene Bettis

    Longest Reigning Emperor • September 20, 1981 - January 8, 1983

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  • Emperor XI After Norton • Tattoo Jim Michaels

    Emperor XI After Norton • Tattoo Jim Michaels

    January 9, 1983 - January 7, 1984

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  • Emperor XII After Norton Rich Carle

    Emperor XII After Norton • Rich Carle

    JAN 8, 1984 - FEB 9, 1985

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  • Emperor XIII After Norton • Ken Wright

    Emperor XIII After Norton • Ken Wright

    FEB 10, 1985 - FEB 22, 1986

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  • Emperor XIV After Norton Matthew Brown February 23, 1986 - February 21, 1987

    Emperor XIV After Norton • Matthew Brown

    February 23, 1986 - February 21, 1987

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  • Emperor XV After Norton • Patrick McGonigle

    Emperor XV After Norton • Patrick McGonigle

    February 22, 1987 - February 20, 1988

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  • Emperor XVI After Norton Steven Rascher

    Emperor XVI After Norton • Steven Rascher

    FEB 21, 1988 - FEB 25, 1989

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  • Emperor XVII After Norton Jerry Coletti February 26, 1989 - February 18, 1990

    Emperor XVII After Norton • Jerry Coletti

    FEB 26, 1989 - FEB 18, 1990

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  • Emperor XVIII After Norton Simeon Traw February 19, 1990 - February 23, 1991

    Emperor XVIII After Norton • Simeon Traw

    FEB 19, 1990 - FEB 23, 1991

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  • Emperor XIX After Norton Michael Bowman February 24, 1991 - February 22, 1992

    Emperor XIX After Norton • Michael Bowman

    FEB 24, 1991 - FEB 22, 1992

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  • Emperor XX After Norton Douglass Stromberg February 23, 1992 - February 20, 1993

    Emperor XX After Norton • Douglass Stromberg

    FEB 23, 1992 - FEB 20, 1993

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  • Emperor XXI After Norton David Nyberg February 21, 1993 - February 19, 1994

    Emperor XXI After Norton • David Nyberg

    FEB 21, 1993 - FEB 19, 1994

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  • Emperor XXII After Norton Chuck Adkins February 20, 1994 - February 25, 1995

    Emperor XXII After Norton • Chuck Adkins

    FEB 20, 1994 - FEB 25, 1995

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  • Emperor XXIII After Norton Brian Benamati February 26, 1995 - March 2, 1996

    Emperor XXIII After Norton • Brian Benamati

    FEB 26, 1995 - MAR 2, 1996

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  • Emperor XXIV After Norton Steve Valone March 3, 1996 - February 22, 1997

    Emperor XXIV After Norton • Steve Valone

    MAR 3, 1996 - FEB 22, 1997

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  • Emperor XXV After Norton Jacques Michaels February 23, 1997 - February 21, 1998

    Emperor XXV After Norton • Jacques Michaels

    FEB 23, 1997 - FEB 21, 1998

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  • Emperor XXVI After Norton Fred Lewis February 22, 1998 - February 28, 1999

    Emperor XXVI After Norton • Fred Lewis

    FEB 22, 1998 - FEB 28, 1999

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  • Emperor XXVII After Norton T.J. Istvan March 1, 1999 - February 26, 2000

    Emperor XXVII After Norton • T.J. Istvan

    MAR 1, 1999 - FEB 26, 2000

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  • Emperor XXVIII After Norton John Carrillo

    Emperor XXVIII After Norton • John Carrillo

    FEB 27, 2000 - MAR 3, 2001

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  • Emperor XXIX After Norton Tom Basch March 4, 2001 - February 23, 2002

    Emperor XXIX After Norton • Tom Basch

    MAR 4, 2001 - FEB 23, 2002

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  • Emperor XXX After Norton Berlin Fisher February 24, 2002 - February 22, 2003

    Emperor XXX After Norton • Berlin Fisher

    FEB 24, 2002 - FEB 22, 2003

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  • Emperor XXXI After Norton Michael Parsons February 23, 2003 - February 28, 2004

    Emperor XXXI After Norton • Michael Parsons

    FEB 23, 2003 - FEB 28, 2004

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  • Emperor XXXII After Norton Fernando Robles

    Emperor XXXII After Norton • Fernando Robles

    FEB 29, 2004 – FEB 19, 2005

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  • Emperor XXXIII After Norton John-Richard Daniel February 20, 2005 – February 25, 2006

    Emperor XXXIII After Norton • John-Richard Daniel

    FEB 20, 2005 – FEB 25, 2006

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  • Emperor XXXIV After Norton Jason Ladd February 26, 2006 – February 24, 2007

    Emperor XXXIV After Norton • Jason Ladd

    FEB 26, 2006 – FEB 24, 2007

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  • Emperor XXXV After Norton Michael Dumont February 25, 2007 – February 23, 2008

    Emperor XXXV After Norton • Michael Dumont

    FEB 25, 2007 – FEB 23, 2008

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  • Emperor XXXVI After Norton John Weber February 24, 2008 - February 28, 2009

    Emperor XXXVI After Norton • John Weber

    FEB 24, 2008 - FEB 28, 2009

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  • Emperor XXXVII After Norton Paul Maka Poole March 1, 2009 - February 27, 2010

    Emperor XXXVII After Norton • Paul Maka Poole

    MAR 1, 2009 - FEB 27, 2010

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  • Emperor XXXVIII After Norton Stephen Dorsey February 28, 2010 - February 26th, 2011

    Emperor XXXVIII After Norton • Stephen Dorsey

    FEB 28, 2010 - FEB 26, 2011

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  • Emperor XXXIX After Norton Frankie Fernandez February 27, 2011 - February 25, 2012

    Emperor XXXIX After Norton • Frankie Fernandez

    FEB 27, 2011 - FEB 25, 2012

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  • Emperor XL After Norton Bradley Roberts

    Emperor XL After Norton • Bradley Roberts

    FEB 26, 2012 - FEB 23, 2013

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  • Emperor XLI After Norton Drew Cutler February 24, 2013 - February 22, 2014

    Emperor XLI After Norton • Drew Cutler

    FEB 24, 2013 - FEB 22, 2014

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  • Emperor XLII After Norton J.P. Soto February 23, 2014 - February 14th, 2015

    Emperor XLII After Norton • J.P. Soto

    FEB 23, 2014 - FEB 14, 2015

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  • Emperor XLIII After Norton Kevin Lisle February 15, 2015 - February 27, 2016

    Emperor XLIII After Norton • Kevin Lisle

    FEB 15, 2015 - FEB 27, 2016

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  • Emperor XLIV After Norton Salvador Tovar February 28, 2016 - February 25, 2017

    Emperor XLIV After Norton • Salvador Tovar

    FEB 28, 2016 - FEB 25, 2017

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  • Emperor XLV After Norton Nic Hunter February 26, 2017 - February 24, 2018

    Emperor XLV After Norton • Nic Hunter

    FEB 26, 2017 - FEB 24, 2018

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  • Emperor XLVI After Norton Leandro Gonzales

    Emperor XLVI After Norton • Leandro Gonzales

    FEB 25, 2018 - FEB 23, 2019

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  • Emperor XLVII After Norton Terrill Grimes Munro February 24, 2019 - February 22, 2020

    Emperor XLVII After Norton • Terrill Grimes Munro

    FEB 24, 2019 - FEB 22, 2020

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  • Emperor XLVIII After Norton William Bulkley February 23, 2020 - April 24, 2021

    Emperor XLVIII After Norton • William Bulkley

    FEB 23, 2020 - APR 24, 2021

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  • Emperor Mr. David Glamamore April 25, 2021 -

    Emperor XLIX After Norton • Mr. David Glamamore

    APR 25, 2021 - FEB 26, 2022

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  • Emperor L After Norton• Brent Daddy Munro

    FEB 27, 2022 - FEB 25, 2023

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  • Emperor LI After Norton • Michael Anthony Chua

    FEB 26, 2023 -FEB 24, 2024

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  • 52nd Elected Emperor• *Abdicated Throne

    FEB 25, 2024 -April 3, 2024

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