J. Waddy Tate (February 21, 1870 – January 11, 1938) was the mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1929 to 1931.
John Waddy Tate was born February 21, 1870, in Columbus, Colorado, Texas, at the Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House.
[2] Following his mother's second marriage the family removed to Houston, Texas.
He married Blanche Kennedy on May 28, 1901, in Laredo, Webb County, Texas.
[4] In a brief obituary Time Magazine noted: "In the 1927 mayoralty campaign, Tate wore blue overalls, carried a fishing rod, lost; but two years later he spent only $218 campaigning, bought frankfurters for 10,000 voters, won hands down.