B. B. Paddock Family Papers 1864-1946 1864-1921

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B. B. Paddock Family Papers GA194., 1864-1946, 1864-1921

B. B. Paddock Family Papers 1864-1946 1864-1921

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Fort Worth businessman and promoter. Born 1844 in Cleveland, Ohio; died 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas. Paddock served as a captain in the Confederate Army and studied law in Mississippi before moving to Fort Worth in 1872. His interests included banking, investment securities, railroads, and real estate. He was publisher of the , later editor of the , founder and president of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway, organizer of the Board of Trade, president of the Texas Spring Palace Association (1889-1890), state representative (1881-1883 and 1913-1915), mayor of Fort Worth (1892-1900), and author of four books on Fort Worth and West Texas history. Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, genealogical information, printed material, sheet music, photographs, artifacts, and an account book. The bulk of the collection is family correspondence dating from 1864 to 1929. Fort Worth Democrat Fort Worth Gazette

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