City: Chattanooga
DYER, William E., County Trustee; born Monroe County, Tenn., January 24, 1856; son William and Jane (Vaughn) DYER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated institutions of learning in Monroe County; married Ada R. E. TUCKER, October 9, 1889; member K. of P., I. O. O. F.; Police Commissioner of Chattanooga three years by appointment of Gov. TURNEY and three years under Gov. MCMILLIN, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1901; Deputy Trustee of Hamilton County, 1896-08; left Monroe County 1886; went to Chattanooga, where he engaged in various commercial pursuits until he became identified with the government of city and county in 1896; elected Trustee of Hamilton Co. 1908 and re-elected 1910 without opposition.
