George Merritt Hoover (August 8, 1847 – 1914) was a Canadian-American pioneer, businessman, and politician. Known as the founder of Dodge City, Kansas, he was the town's second settler (arriving in 1872), founded the town's first business, founded the town's first bank, and was the town's first elected mayor. Hoover served four terms as mayor of Dodge City and two terms in the Kansas Legislature.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ "George M. Hoover, Founder of Dodge and Leading Citizen Died Last Evening".
- ^ "Death of Geo. M. Hoover, Who Left City $100,000".
- ^ "George Merritt Hoover".
- ^ "Progressive municipal reform as reflected in Dodge City newspapers: The progressive agendas of Robert Wright, George Hoover, and Adolph Gluck". Fort Hays State University.