This list of "Firsts" is an ongoing, but not exhaustive, record of Dallas city government leaders. Contact the Municipal Archives with further research questions.
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First |
Name | Mayor
| Samuel Pryor, 1856-1857
| Police Chief
| JC Arnold, 1881-1898. Prior to his election and the department's founding, city marshals and deputies protected Dallas citizens.
| Fire Chief
| WC "Bud" Connor, 1872-1883. Prior to his election and the department's founding, firefighting was up to citizens.
| City Manager
| John Edy, 1931-1935
| Female Park Board Member
| Laura Yeary Smith, 1929-1931
| Female Council Member
| Calvert Collins, 1957-1961
| |
Appointed Black Male Council Member |
Cleophas Anthony "CA" Galloway, was appointed March 1967 by Mayor J. Erik Jonsson, upon the resignation of Councilmember Joe G. Moody, to complete Moody's term. | | Elected Black Male Council Member |
George L Allen, appointed 1968, elected in 1969, served 1968-1975. The George L. Allen Courts Building [Dallas County] is named for him.
| | Latina Council Member |
Anita Martinez, 1969-1973
| Black Female Council Member
| Lucy Patterson, 1973-1979
| Latino Council Member
| Pedro Aguirre, 1973-1975
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Appointed Female Mayor
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Adlene Harrison, 1976. Harrison served as mayor for three months in 1976 to complete the term of Wes Wise, who resigned. She also served on the City Council from 1973-1977. | Female Fire and Rescue Officer
| Sherrie Clark (Wilson)
| Black Male City Manager
| Richard Knight, Jr., 1986-1990
| Elected Female Mayor
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Annette Strauss, 1987-1991 | Female City Manager
| Jan Hart, 1990-1993
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Black Male Mayor |
Ron W. Kirk, 1995-2002 | Latino Fire Chief
| Steve Abraira, 2000-2005
| Black Fire Chief
| Eddie Burns, 2005-2011
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Black Female Police Chief | Renée Hall, 2017-2020 | Latino Police Chief
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Eddie Garcia, 2020
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