Thomas Howe Scanlan

Thomas Howe Scanlan
Thomas Howe Scanlan
24th Mayor of Houston
In office
1870–1873
Preceded byJoseph Robert Morris
Succeeded byJames T. D. Wilson
Houston Alderman, Third Ward
In office
1868–1869
Houston Postmaster General
In office
1875–1879
Personal details
Born(1832-11-10)November 10, 1832
Castle Mahon, Limerick County, Ireland
DiedJuly 9, 1906(1906-07-09) (aged 73)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHarmena Ebert
Residence(s)Houston, Texas

Thomas Howe Scanlan (November 10, 1832 – July 9, 1906) was a mayor of Houston, Texas. He supported the Union during Reconstruction, and was installed as an alderman and mayor during that period. As well as investing in real estate, he owned stakes in local companies, including rail transportation and utilities.

Early life and family

Thomas Howe Scanlan was born on November 10, 1832, in Castle Mahon, County Limerick, Ireland. He moved to New York at the age of seven.[1] Scanlan married Harmena Ebert on April 28, 1861. They raised seven daughters who survived into adulthood.[1]

Career

Scanlan moved to Houston to work as a merchant in 1853.[1]

Scanlan joined the Republican Party at the dawn of Reconstruction, then two years later, accepted a position on Houston City Council representing the Third Ward. The Reconstruction Governor appointed him mayor of Houston in 1870.[1] After collecting opinions among financiers regarding Houston's good credit standing, Scanlan recommended issuing more bonds for capital projects, such as for paving, drainage, and a new city hall complex. He characterized his own approach to public spending as prioritizing function over aesthetics, and evaluated many materials and processes to street improvement. However, his critics noted the extravagant design and cost of the Houston building housing city hall, the market house, and theater.[2]

Scanlan advocated for the purchase of lands for three parks, later indebting the city by constructing a City Hall and Market House in 1872.[3]

Scanlan invested in rail ventures, including the Texas Western Railroad and an early streetcar enterprise, the Bayou City Street Railway Company. His business activities included utility companies, such as the Houston Water Works Company and the Houston Gas Company, where he served as Vice-President. He was Houston Postmaster General from 1875 through 1879.[1]

Death and legacy

Scanlan died in Chicago on July 9, 1906. He is interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.[1]

The Scanlan Building, a NRHP-listed property in Downtown Houston, is located on land he purchased in 1865. His seven surviving daughters hired Daniel Burnham to design the building and named it in their father’s honor. They donated proceeds from the building to charities. One of his surviving daughters, Lillian, established the Scanlan Foundation upon her death in 1947. Catholic institutions were the beneficiaries of the foundation.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Benham, Priscilla Myers (20 November 2017). "Scanlan, Thomas Howe". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ Platt, Harold L. (1983). City Building in the New South. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 38–42. ISBN 0-87722-281-9.
  3. ^ Alice (Barrie) M. Scardino Bradley (8 November 2013). Houston's Hermann Park: A Century of Community. Texas A&M University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-62349-109-3.
  4. ^ Texas SP Scanlan Building. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Texas, 1964 - 2013. National Archives Catalog. Retrieved 6 July 2018. NRHP ID: 80004132. Slow downloads.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Houston, Texas
1870–1873 		Succeeded by

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