Frances Jourdan was the first Sheriff elected in Tarrant County, TX when Birdville was the County Seat, not Fort Worth. He farmed near Johnson Station (Present day Arlington) and employed future Sheriff John B. York; the beginning of a long Tarrant County Sheriff's Office tradition.
Taken from "Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Over 150 Years of Service."
Taken from "Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Over 150 Years of Service."
Frances Jourdan was the first Sheriff elected in Tarrant County, TX when Birdville was the County Seat, not Fort Worth. He farmed near Johnson Station (Present day Arlington) and employed future Sheriff John B. York; the beginning of a long Tarrant County Sheriff's Office tradition.
Taken from "Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Over 150 Years of Service."
Taken from "Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Over 150 Years of Service."
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