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Mayors of Owensboro, Kentucky

Mayors of Owensboro, 1866-1954 (may be incomplete!)
E. S. Ayres 1866 Samuel D. Kennady 1866-72 Ben Bransford 1872-74 George Brown 1874-78 John Thixton 1878-79 Thomas Thixton 1879-80 James K. Tharpe 1880-83 Glenn Lovern 1950 Fred L. Weir 1951-52 L. Woodward 1953 Casper S. Gardner 1954

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1866 Apr 18: E. S. Ayres, died in office.
  • 1870 Apr 4: Samuel D. Kennady, elected.
  • 1878: James K. Tharpe, defeated; John Thixton, elected.
  • 1880: James K. Tharpe, elected.
  • 1882: James K. Tharpe, elected.

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