Stephen J. Hay

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name = Stephen John Hay

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birth_date = Birth date|1864|10|5
birth_place = Griffin, Georgia
death_date = Death date and age|1916|2|29|1864|10|5
death_place = Dallas, Texas
death_cause = Meningitis
resting_place = Grove Hill Memorial Park
Dallas, Texas
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nationality = flagicon|US American
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title = Mayor of Dallas, Texas
term = 1907-1911
party = Democrat
spouse = Mary N. Oxford
children = 3
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Stephen John Hay (October 5, 1864-February 29, 1916) was the first mayor of Dallas, Texas under the commission form of government.

Biography

Born in Griffin, Georgia, Hay left for Atlanta as a young man to work in a department store and take business classes at night. At the age of 23 he moved to Dallas and was elected to his first public office in 1899 as a member of the School Board. He served four terms and two years as its president before resigning in 1907 to run for Mayor of Dallas. Hay served two terms as Mayor from 1907-1911. His largest accomplishments were demonstrating that a commission form of city government could work well and launching the White Rock Reservoir plan. After leaving office he served as president of the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank, Director of The Texas Paper Company, and on the City Health Board. Hay was also one of the founders of Trinity Methodist Church in Dallas where he served two years as the president of the board of stewards for the church and often preached lay sermons. He died suddenly of meningitis at his home at 2809 McKinney Ave. in Dallas at 51 years of age. [(March 1, 1916). Stephen John Hay Dies Of Meningitis. "Dallas Morning News."] His grave is located in its cemetery Grove Hill Memorial Park.

References

External links

*findagrave|7752218
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhabg.html Handbook of Texas Online - HAY, STEPHEN JOHN ] at www.tshaonline.org

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before=Curtis P. Smith
title=Mayor of Dallas, Texas
years=1907-1911
after=W. M. Holland