Alexander Calder (1806 – August 23, 1853), a New Yorker, became the first mayor of Beaumont, Texas, on August 8, 1840.
On July 28, 1840, an election was held under the Incorporation Act, and on August 8, Beaumont's first elected officials were sworn into office. Elected Mayor was Alexander Calder, a New Yorker who had traveled to Beaumont by horseback in 1838 and had...
Date of birth:
- 1806
Date of death:
- 1853
