Irvin Capers Lord

Irvin Capers Lord
Irvin Capers Lord
Mayor of Houston
	In office; 1876–1876
Preceded by	Thomas Scanlan
Succeeded by	Irvin Capers Lord
Personal details
Born	November 26, 1827; Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	September 23, 1914 (aged 86); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Spouse	Emeline Seddons
Children	Sixteen
Residence(s)	Houston, Texas
Profession	machinist, industrialist

Irvin Capers Lord (November 23, 1827 – September 22, 1914) was an industrialist and mayor of Houston.

Early life

Lord was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 23, 1827, to Jacob Nathaniel Lord and Mary Elizabeth Tarbox Lord.^[1]

Career

Lord was a tradesman and an industrialist. He had owned a sawmill in Houston, but was best known for Eagle Iron Works, a manufacturer of iron and brass products.^[1]

Lord was elected to his first public office in 1858, when he began serving as Alderman for the First Ward in Houston. In addition to appointment to municipal government, he was elected as Houston City Marshall and Alderman for Fifth Ward. After serving as the Harris County Sheriff and Harris County Commissioner, Houston elected Lord as the 26th mayor of the city.^[1] Lord led a ticket of Redeemers, as he and the candidates for Alderman and other local elected officers on his slate swept the 1876 election.^[2]

Personal life

In 1848, Lord married Emeline Seddons. They resided in Charleston until the yellow fever epidemic in 1854, which claimed the lives of some of their children. The Lords had a total of sixteen children, but only Sam Lord, Dora Lord, and Mary Elizabeth Lord Noble survived their father.^[1]

Death

Lord died on September 23, 1914, and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Adkins, Ward Noble, Sr.; Adkins, John August, Sr. (May 10, 2017). "Lord, Irvin Capers". Texas Handbook Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Platt (1983), p. 53.

Bibliography

Platt, Harold L. (1983). City Building in the New South: The Growth of Public Services in Houston, Texas, 1830–1910. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 0-87722-281-9.