June 10, 2023 John Burnley Hobson Legacy Day Prodamation
by the
Otapor of the Up of Menton, Memo
To all to Whom these preanto shall come,
(breetingo:
WHEREAS, John Burnley Hobson came to Denton County in 1885 along with members of his
extended family; and
WHEREAS, John married Ada Rosella Baxter of Boliver in 1886 and established a farm along what
is now Hobson Lane, raising 9 children to adulthood; and
WHEREAS, John was a member of the Denton Chamber of Commerce,working to improve the road
between Denton and Ft.Worth.John was also an assistant at the Dallas Fair,promoting
Denton's presence there; and
WHEREAS, John's farm products regularly won prizes at Trade Days in Denton and surrounding
towns. He worked as a landscaper, planting many of the redbud trees that grace the
campus of Texas Woman's University; and
WHEREAS, John and Ada's children continued their parents' involvement in the life of Denton
including the sale of their land to the City of Denton which is now South Lakes Park.
NOW,THEREFORE, I,Gerard Hudspeth,Mayor of the City of Denton,Texas,do hereby declare and proclaim
the 1 Oth day of June 2023 as
"JOHN BURNLEY HOBSON LEGACY DAY"
in the City of Denton.
_ IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
-� official seal of the City of Denton,Texas to be affixed this thelOth day of
June 2023.
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GERARD HUDSPETH,MAYOR
ATTEST:
JESUS SALAZAR,INTERIM CITY SECRETARY
BY: