Henry D. Lindsley
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Henry Dickinson Lindsley (February 28, 1872 - November 18, 1938 ), banker and insurance, was mayor of Dallas 1935-1937.
, was a judge and the Secretary of War in President Taft's Cabinet. He married Ruth H. Bower, daughter of Edwin G. Bower, Emily Virginia Scott on December 3, 1892 in Dallas, Texas. They had two children: Henry D. Jr. and Kathryn. He married Marguerite Berwick, daughter of Oscar E. Berwick and Emma Knauss on May 14, 1936 in Dallas, Texas. His grandson, Henry D. Lindsley, III, married the granddaughter of Franklin Roosevelt, Ruth Chandler Roosevelt.
He bought a controlling interest in Southwestern Life Insurance; served on the boards of Dallas Bank & Trust Company, City National Bank, U.S. Bond & Mortgage Co and Dallas Title & Guaranty.
He enlisted, and after officers training, he was commissioned a Colonel. He served in France. General John J. Pershing awarded him the Distinguished Service Award for his services as director of the War Risk Insurance Branch of American Expeditionary Forces.
He was awarded Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
by King Albert of Belgium and an Officer in Legion of Honour of France by Marshal Foch. Along with Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., he helped create the American Legion
and was named its first national commander.
He worked with others in Dallas to establish Southern Methodist University and obtain funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. With Stephen J. Hay, then mayor, and Charles Bolanz, he approached Adolphus Busch to build a hotel in Dallas. The Busch Estate invested in Dallas by building the Adolphus Hotel
. He bought and subdivided large tracts in North Texas
Henry D. Lindsley died November 18, 1938 in Dallas, Texas and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Biography
Henry Dickinson Lindsley was born on February 28, 1872 in Nashville, Tennessee to Philip Lindsley and Louise Gundry Dickinson. His father was a judge and his maternal uncle, Jacob M. DickinsonJacob M. Dickinson
Jacob McGavock Dickinson was United States Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1911. He was succeeded by Henry L. Stimson.-Biography:...
, was a judge and the Secretary of War in President Taft's Cabinet. He married Ruth H. Bower, daughter of Edwin G. Bower, Emily Virginia Scott on December 3, 1892 in Dallas, Texas. They had two children: Henry D. Jr. and Kathryn. He married Marguerite Berwick, daughter of Oscar E. Berwick and Emma Knauss on May 14, 1936 in Dallas, Texas. His grandson, Henry D. Lindsley, III, married the granddaughter of Franklin Roosevelt, Ruth Chandler Roosevelt.
He bought a controlling interest in Southwestern Life Insurance; served on the boards of Dallas Bank & Trust Company, City National Bank, U.S. Bond & Mortgage Co and Dallas Title & Guaranty.
He enlisted, and after officers training, he was commissioned a Colonel. He served in France. General John J. Pershing awarded him the Distinguished Service Award for his services as director of the War Risk Insurance Branch of American Expeditionary Forces.
He was awarded Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
The Order of the Crown is an Order of Belgium which was created on 15 October 1897 by King Leopold II in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State. The order was first intended to recognize heroic deeds and distinguished service achieved from service in the Congo Free State - many of which acts...
by King Albert of Belgium and an Officer in Legion of Honour of France by Marshal Foch. Along with Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., he helped create the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
and was named its first national commander.
He worked with others in Dallas to establish Southern Methodist University and obtain funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. With Stephen J. Hay, then mayor, and Charles Bolanz, he approached Adolphus Busch to build a hotel in Dallas. The Busch Estate invested in Dallas by building the Adolphus Hotel
Adolphus Hotel
The Hotel Adolphus is an upscale hotel and Dallas Landmark in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas which was for several years the tallest building in the state of Texas.- History :...
. He bought and subdivided large tracts in North Texas
Henry D. Lindsley died November 18, 1938 in Dallas, Texas and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.