Isaac Newton Ragsdale came to Atlanta in 1880 from Dallas, Georgia

Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...

. He lived for many years in Oakland City

Oakland City (Atlanta)

Oakland City is a neighborhood in southwestern Atlanta, Georgia, just southwest across the BeltLine from West End and Adair Park.Oakland City was incorporated as a city in 1894 and annexed to Atlanta in 1910....

 and served as mayor there in 1908 before it was annexed into Atlanta. He was in the livestock

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

 business and from 1925 to 1926 he served as a Fulton County

Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...

 Commissioner. His time as its mayor came during a 1929 change to the city charter giving mayors a four year term which he was the first to serve. In 1929, the Atlanta graft ring

Atlanta graft ring

The Atlanta graft ring was a corruption scandal that erupted in 1930 that generated26 indictments and its exposure earned a Pulitzer Prize for the Atlanta Constitution in 1931....

 scandal broke and Ragsdale did not run for re-election.