deaths
October 27, 2014
Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, mayor of Dallas (born 1922)
Starke Taylor
Austin Starke Taylor Jr. was mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1983 to 1987, and a cotton investor.
Mayor of Dallas
The Mayor of the City of Dallas is a member of the Dallas City Council and its presiding officer. The current mayor is Eric Johnson, who has served one term since 2019 and is the 60th mayor to serve in the position. Dallas operates under a city charter that designates the mayor as the official head of city government and a council-manager system where a city council-appointed city manager serves as the chief operating officer of the city.