William S. Pilcher
William Stanton Pilcher | |
|---|---|
| 10th Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky | |
| In office April 4, 1857 – May 13, 1858 | |
| Preceded by | John Barbee |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1803 Stafford County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1858 (aged 55) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Know Nothing |
William Stanton Pilcher (January 5, 1803 – August 14, 1858) was the eleventh mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, serving from 1857 to 1858.
Pilcher was born in Stafford County, Virginia to a wealthy manufacturing family. He came to Louisville in 1833 to study law.
Pilcher unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 1844 as a Jacksonian Democrat, but was elected mayor of Louisville on the Know Nothing party on April 4, 1857, in a landslide.[citation needed] However, by May 13, 1858, he was too ill to continue his duties, and he died on August 14, 1858, becoming the first mayor of Louisville to die in office.[1][citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "William S. Pilcher". Alexandria Gazette. August 21, 1858. p. 2. Retrieved May 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). Louisville, Kentucky: Filson Club, Incorporated. ISBN 0-9601072-3-1.
- "William S. Pilcher". The Encyclopedia of Louisville (1 ed.). 2001.
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