Giles Hiram Day
Giles Hiram Day | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Mayor of Fort Worth, TX | |
| In office November 10, 1874 - August 8, 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Giles Hiram Day |
| Succeeded by | Robert Emmett Beckham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1839 Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 1909 (aged 70) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Profession | Mayor |
Giles Hiram Day (September 18, 1839 – October 29, 1909) was an American politician.[1][2]
Career
Day was born on September 18, 1839, in Vermont, to Hiram Benjamin Day and Elizabeth Brown.[3][4]
He served as the second mayor of Fort Worth, Texas between November 10, 1874 – August 8, 1878.[5]
Day died on October 29, 1909, and is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery.[6]
References
- ^ Henry, John (2024-04-03). "The Last Time the Sun Disappeared". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Dictation from Giles H. Day, [1885?]". researchworks.oclc.org. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Second Mayor of Fort Worth Dies Suddenly". Fort Worth Record. 28 October 1909. p. 12.
- ^ Selcer, Richard F. (2004). Legendary Watering Holes: The Saloons That Made Texas Famous. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-336-9.
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1889). History of the North Mexican States... A. L. Bancroft.
- ^ Footprints. Fort Worth Genealogical Society. 1995.