Gideon Allen Weed (March 7, 1833 – April 22, 1905) born in New Jersey, Dr. Weed was a two-time mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1876 to 1878, first elected in 1875, and serving as an independent. He took part in the anti-Northern Pacific agitation and was an officer in the Home Guards during the anti-Chinese riots in Seattle. For ten years Dr. Weed served as a regent of the University of Washington. Adeline and Gideon traveled to the west coast via the isthmus of Panama. They lived in Nevada, Oregon, and California until 1870, when they moved to Seattle.