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John Henry Traylor

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John Henry Traylor

Birth
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Death
19 Mar 1925 (aged 85)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.4808502, Longitude: -96.4782181
Plot
Block 6 Lot 36 Space 5
Memorial ID
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Member of Texas house of representatives, 1881; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member Texas state senate, 1883, mayor of Dallas, TX, 1898-1900. Traylor and city attorney William P. Ellison are credited with devising the commission form of city government, though this type of system was not implemented elsewhere for another two years.
Member of Texas house of representatives, 1881; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member Texas state senate, 1883, mayor of Dallas, TX, 1898-1900. Traylor and city attorney William P. Ellison are credited with devising the commission form of city government, though this type of system was not implemented elsewhere for another two years.



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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: Jun 3, 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9777/john_henry-traylor: accessed ), memorial page for John Henry Traylor (27 Mar 1839–19 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9777, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).