Background
Stemmons born in Dallas, Texas, on November 8, 1876, the son of John Martin and Rebecca (née Allison) Stemmons.
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Leslie Stemmons
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Education
He attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and graduated from the University of Chicago.
Career
Before returning to Dallas in 1900 to work selling fire insurance and real estate, worked briefly in Chicago real estate. They had three children. Elizabeth died on January 3, 1910.
On October 4, 1915, married Proctor Howell.
They had one son. As a real estate agent developed the Milleraddition, Winnetka Heights, Rosemont Crest, Sunset Hill, Sunset Annex, Sunset Summit, Sunset Heights, and Sunset Crest in Oak Cliff. He was a leader in the annexation of Oak Cliff and the building of the Houston Street Viaduct between Dallas and Oak Cliff. was also a president and director of Atlas Metal Works, a director of Southwestern Land and Loan Company, and a director of Evergreen Hills, Incorporated.
In 1908 the Trinity River overflowed Commerce Street 52.6 feet, and the Ulrickson Committee was formed to draft a flood-control plan. Leslie served on the committee.
In 1926 he helped establish the City and County of Dallas Levee Improvement District and served as the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the District.
The plan involved moving the Trinity River channel one mile west and building a series of levees. In 1928 the city gave a group of river bottomland owners, the Industrial Properties Association, a charter to develop the reclaimed land for industrial use, as the Trinity Industrial District. In later years the family donated much of the valuable right-of-way for the building of Freeway. died at his home in Dallas on October 15, 1939, and was buried in Oak Cliff Cemetery.
Membership
He was a member of the Dallas Historical Society, the Methodist Church, and the Dallas Real Estate Board.
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October 15, 1939 (aged 62)