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
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
- Newspapers.com.
- Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-9601072-3-1.
- "William S. Pilcher". The Encyclopedia of Louisville (1 ed.). 2001.
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