Kenneth Albert Schmied (July 11, 1911 – April 5, 1973), a Republican, served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1965 until 1969.[1] He was the last Republican to have held the office.

The 1969 elections saw Democrat Frank W. Burke win the mayor's office.[2]

Schmied is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "UofL Libraries:Mayors of Louisville". Archived from the original on April 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Schmied, Kenneth Allen". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 790. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447.
Political offices


Preceded by Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
1965–1969
Succeeded by


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