Kenneth A. Schmied
Kenneth A. Schmied | |
|---|---|
| 50th Mayor of Louisville | |
| In office 1965–1969 | |
| Preceded by | William O. Cowger |
| Succeeded by | Frank W. Burke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1911 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1973 (aged 61) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Kenneth Albert Schmied (July 18, 1911 – April 5, 1973)[a] was an American politician in Kentucky. He served as the mayor of Louisville from 1965 until 1969.[3] He remains the most recent member of the Republican Party to have held the office.
Career
A native of Louisville,[1] Schmied was elected to the city's board of aldermen in 1961 and served as the board's president.[2] He was later "hand picked" by then-mayor William O. Cowger to be his successor.[2] During Schmied's tenure as mayor, a $29.8 million bond issue was used for public works projects including expansion of the city's public library, a site for Jefferson Community College, and medical and dental facilities at the University of Louisville.[2] The city's 1969 mayoral elections saw Democrat Frank W. Burke win the office.[4]
Schmied served in the U.S. Army during World War II, having enlisted in May 1943.[5] He died of a heart attack in 1973 at age 61 while attending a political meeting in Louisville.[6] Schmied is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.[6]
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References
- ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". fold3.com. Selective Service System. October 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Mayor's Gallery: Portraits of Louisville Mayors". louisvilleky.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing (1966). Housing Legislation of 1966: Hearings ... Eighty-ninth Congress, Second Session on Proposed Housing Legislation for 1966. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 408.
- ^ "Mayors of Louisville". library.louisville.edu. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "WWII Army Enlistment Records". fold3.com. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "Former Louisville mayor Kenneth A. Schmied dies". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. April 6, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2025 – via newspapers.com.