Timothy Dwight Hobart (October 6, 1855 – May 19, 1935) was an American businessman, best known as the manager of the
JA Ranch. He was also
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
of
Pampa, Texas
Pampa (from the Quechua: ''pampa'', meaning "plain") is a city in Gray County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,867 as of the 2020 census. Pampa is the county seat of Gray County and is the principal city of the Pampa micropolit ...
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[Handbook of Texas Online - HOBART, TIMOTHY DWIGHT]
/ref>[Handbook of Texas Online – NEW YORK AND TEXAS LAND COMPANY]
/ref>[Lester Fields Sheffy, ''The Life and Times of Timothy Dwight Hobart, 1855-1935: Colonization of West Texas'' (Canyon, Texas: Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, 1950), pp. 118, 258 (lands) 294-298 (politics), 306-307 (religion), 309 (legacy)][JA Ranch exhibit, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas][Handbook of Texas Online – FRANCKLYN LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY]
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