Frank Emerson Wheelock

Frank Emerson Wheelock was an American rancher and politician. He was the first [List of mayors of Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, Texas|mayor] of Lubbock, Texas.

Life

Frank Emerson Wheelock was born on April 11, 1863 in Holland, New York, the son of William Efner and Louisa Diane Farrington. Following his mothers death he relocated numerous times, to Wisconsin, Illinois, Minneapolis, before working at the IOA Ranch in Texas.
In 1890, John T. Lofton and James Harrison and Wheelock began establishing the new town of Lubbock, with Wheelock becoming the first mayor.
Wheelock died in Lubbock on June 28, 1932.