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DR. WILLIAM HAROLD DAVIS
4/8/1909-4/10/1910

Dr. William Harold Davis came to Arlington from Virginia in 1881 after receiving his medical degree from Baltimore, Maryland.

He was active in the social and civic life of the community and served as both alderman and mayor. While mayor he signed the first bond issued for the first sewer system of the town.

He was a charter member of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and served as its first president.

Dr. Davis owned the third automobile in Tarrant County. He also owned hundreds of acres of land around Arlington and was noted for his progressive methods in farming and raising fine dairy cattle.