Jose Antonio Escajeda - San Elizario, TX
Jose Antonio Escajeda - San Elizario, TX
Jose Antonio Escajeda - San Elizario, TX
José Antonio Escajeda was part of an early El Paso pioneer family, who originally came to the El Paso area from Spain. The Escajedas moved to El Paso in the early 1890s. They lived on Campbell Street and later at 1418 E. Yandell Boulevard. In 1887 José Antonio Escajeda began his career in a variety of elected and appointed public offices. His positions included: Deputy Clerk of the District Court of El Paso County (1887 – 1888); Deputy County Clerk of El Paso County (1888 – 1892); City Clerk of El Paso (1901 – 1903); City Sanitary Commissioner of El Paso (1905 – 1907); Deputy Sheriff (1908); and County Auditor (1911 – 1912, 1917 – 1931).
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