George W. Tegard, believed to be El Paso’s first uniformed police officer,
1892.
1911 until Elmer Taylor received his appointment. Taylor served the longest period of all our marshals, from December 1911 until just before his death on January 17, 1948 when Louis Waters succeeded him. Clyde Tegard became day policeman September 1, 1951, the only former mayor to so serve. Both of these officers are uniformed.
Duties have changed through the years. When the city hall was located in the Eagle Block, the marshal was also janitor and kept the
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