Oswald Houston (April 16, 1798–June 11, 1861) was a merchant as well as the first treasurer of the city of Atlanta, serving the city from just after its inception in 1847 to the mid-1850s when he became disabled by a stroke.
Read more about Oswald Houston: Early Life, Career, Atlanta's First Treasurer, Commemoration and Memorials, Clarification On Pronunciation, Disambiguation
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“In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you’re told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.”
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