Erected to the Memory of Henry Frederick MacGregor

Erected to the Memory of Henry Frederick MacGregor. . , In commemoration of the munificent gifts for MacGregor Park and MacGregor Parkway along Brays Bayou. Public benefactions to the City of Houston under the will of Henry Frederick MacGregor. An esteemed citizen of this community. His was a personality rugged, sincere, patient, loyal and outstanding. His was a life of vision, tireless and unselfish in its devotions and benevolent in its contemplations. From hard beginnings through adversity it emerged triumphant in rich achievements. Its fulfillments in the public weal command wide appreciation. "The people of Houston are the beneficiaries of the generosity, public spirit, sense of civic duty and social obligation of a man who for forty years was a forceful factor in the industrial, financial and social life of this city.", New Hampshire - Texas, Reverse Side , 1855 H F MacGregor 1923 , Born in Londonderry New Hampshire, Became resident of Texas 1873, First position in Texas with Direct Navigation Company at Galveston, Later Secretary Galveston City Railroad, With others acquired Houston Street Railway 1883, Vice President and Manager Houston City Railway Company until retiring 1904, Married Elizabeth Stevens 1885, Later years a Real Estate Operator and Developer, Active in Civic and Political Affairs, A worker with commercial bodies for the success of the Houston Ship Channel, Treasurer and Director Houston Post, President Board of Trustees Hermann Hospital Estate, Republican National Committeeman from Texas