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
| J. C. Arnold, 1881-1898. Prior to his election and the department's founding, city marshals and deputies protected Dallas citizens.
| Fire Chief
| W.C. "Bud" Connor, 1872-1883. Prior to his election and the department's founding, fire fighting 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
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Appointed Black Male Council Member |
Cleophas Anthony "C.A." Galloway, was appointed March 1967 by Mayor J. Erik Jonsson upon the resignation of Councilmember Joe G. Moody and completed Moody's term. | | Elected Black Male Council Member |
George L. Allen, appointed 1968, elected in 1969, serving 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. | Elected Female Mayor
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Annette Strauss, 1987-1991 | |
Black Male Mayor |
Ron W. Kirk, 1995-2002 | |
Black Female Police Chief |
U. Renée Hall, 2017-2020 | Latino Police Chief
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Eddie Garcia, 2020-
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